Cambuslang gran is backing fight against reduction to rail ticket office hours

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A Cambuslang woman is urging people who use the town’s rail station to help retain its ticket office’s current opening hours.ScotRail has announced plans to reduce the opening hours of 54 ticket offices across Scotland, including the one on Main Street.Grandmother Margaret Cochrane is backing an online petition that’s been launched by the trade union TSSA (Transport Salaried Staffs Association) Scotland, that is calling on the Scottish Government to direct ScotRail to abandon “dangerous reductions” in ticket office hours.TSSA Scotland add that stations left unstaffed jeopardises the safety of passengers, including that of women and vulnerable passengers.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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And I do use the train sometimes myself when I’m going into the town, because of parking.“This is just another move to cut staff.

Travelling can be very stressful and dangerous these days, and the absence of employees on hand to help is totally unacceptable.“You really need people on a desk, they’ve already shut down a number of