LNR (WMT) ticket office at Euston to close

[RJ]

A lot of people have return tickets so not many people buy tickets at that time of day.

 

[Wolfie]

A lot of have return tickets so not many people buy tickets at that time of day.

The sarcasm is strong in this one, lol...

 

[RJ]

I wasn’t even trying to be

My first railway gig was in that ticket office at Euston. When I asked why tickets were never checked at that time of day, the answer was that most people would be holding return tickets!

 

[Wolfie]

I wasn’t even trying to be

My first railway gig was in that ticket office at Euston. When I asked why tickets were never checked at that time of day, the answer was that most people would be holding return tickets!

Ah, ok, sorry that l misunderstood. Makes sense, particularly when a return was only 10p or so difference.

 

[Haywain]

A lot of people have return tickets so not many people buy tickets at that time of day.

I've worked in a ticket office at that time of night and getting a customer is a major event.

 

[Kite159]

I've worked in a ticket office at that time of night and getting a customer is a major event.

I would imagine it will be similar to some Merseyrail ticket offices at the quieter stations in the late evenings, getting a passenger at say Town Green at 9pm would probably be a major event.

Similar to some of those ticket offices which are on stations which see an hourly service which passes within a couple minutes of each other.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Depends what the demand is at 23:00 on a Saturday evening with people wanting to buy tickets which couldn't be purchased from a TVM

Almost no demand at all for ticket sales of any kind at that sort of time, I'd imagine. After 2300 on a weekday you've got the 2330 to Birmingham (not a busy train) plus a few LNRs that don't go past Northampton (some just to MKC). Almost everybody travelling on those trains will be on the return half of a return ticket or a season plus a few fare dodgers.

Edit: I could even read the message I was replying to properly! On a Saturday there are no Avantis after 2300.

It appears to be 4 Northamptons (almost everyone will have a return ticket) and 4 LOs to Watford (almost everyone will be using contactless or Oyster, or fare dodging).

 

[Haywain]

I would imagine it will be similar to some Merseyrail ticket offices at the quieter stations in the late evenings, getting a passenger at say Town Green at 9pm would probably be a major event.

Similar to some of those ticket offices which are on stations which see an hourly service which passes within a couple minutes of each other.

Indeed, except I was working at a major station in central London.