Local Liberal Democrats are calling for local people to back their campaign to protect ticket office opening hours at all Underground stations.
Under proposals put forward by Boris Johnson, the Conservative Mayor of London, ticket office opening hours at all but one of Westminster’s Underground stations will be slashed.
The worst affected will be Charing Cross, Maida Vale and Warwick Avenue, all losing more than 70 hours a week. Pimlico will also be badly affected, with opening hours being cut by over 25 hours per week.
Liberal Democrats are warning that cuts to opening hours particularly affect the elderly and the disabled.
Simon Dodd, a local Lib Dem campaigner, says: ‘Without ticket offices for support, many vulnerable people could simply stop using London’s Underground network altogether.
“When elected, Boris Johnson promised local people that he would protect ticket offices. He must honour that pledge to local people.”
An online petition can be signed at http://www.ourcampaign.org.uk/saveourticketoffices
