
Ticket office hours at South West Trains (SWT) stations in London and Surrey will be cut by 219 hours a week, new figures show.
At least 20 stations will be affected by the cuts and some will be left completely unattended at night and on weekends.
Chessington South, Wandsworth Town and Berrylands stations are the worst hit, with ticket office hours being reduced by between 20 and 30 hours week.
Ticket offices at Barnes, Hampton and St Margarets will close up to an hour and a half earlier at night. None of them will be open after 7pm.
The reduction in services, uncovered by Putney, Roehampton and Southfields MP Justine Greening, will raise fresh fears for the safety of passengers travelling after dark.
The revelation counters claims by Transport Minister Lord Adonis, who said last month that the Government has prevented major ticket office cuts in London.
"These Government-backed plans will seriously inconvenience thousands of Londoners who use these stations every day," said Ms Greening.
In a letter to the MP, SWT managing director Stewart Palmer attributed the cuts to "reduced passenger growth and an increasingly challenging economic climate".
According to recent reports, SWT is cutting hundreds of jobs to reduce costs.
FULL LIST OF STATION CUTS
Station | Current Weekly Hours | New Weekly Hours | Difference | |
Barnes | 89 Hours 25 Mins | 75 Hours | 14 Hours 25 Mins | |
Berrylands | 44 Hours | 24 Hours | 20 Hours | |
Brentford | 34 Hours 10 Mins | 20 Hours | 14 Hours 10 Mins | |
Chessington North | 41 Hours 55 Mins | 31 Hours 10 Mins | 10 Hours 45 Mins | |
Chessington South | 46 Hours 48 Mins | 17 Hours 30 Mins | 29 Hours 18 Mins | |
Earlsfield | 88 Hours 15 Mins | 87 Hours 30 Mins | 45 Mins | |
Fulwell | 44 Hours | 26 Hours 40 Mins | 17 Hours 20 Mins | |
Hampton | 90 Hours | 73 Hours | 17 Hours | |
Hampton Wick | 40 Hours 10 Mins | 37 Hours 15 Mins | 2 Hours 55 Mins | |
Hounslow | 42 Hours 15 mins | 40 Hours 35 Mins | 1 Hour 40 Mins | |
Malden Manor | 44 Hours | 27 Hours 30 Mins | 16 Hours 30 Mins | |
Mortlake | 88 Hours | 84Hours 5 Mins | 3 Hours 55 Mins | |
Motspur Park | 49 Hours | 37 hours 30 Mins | 11 hours 30 Mins | |
New Malden | 89 Hours 30 Mins | 88 Hours 20 Mins | 1 Hours 10 Mins | |
Raynes Park | 96 Hours 50 Mins | 90 Hours 50 Mins | 6 Hours | |
St Margarets | 82 Hours 40 Mins | 76 Hours 10 Mins | 6 Hours 30 Mins | |
Strawberry Hill | 85 Hours 20 Mins | 76 Hours 45 Mins | 8 Hours 35 Mins | |
Tolworth | 34 Hours 10 Mins | 20 Hours | 14 Hours 10 Mins | |
Wandsworth Town | 43 Hours 30 Mins | 21 Hours 40 Mins | 21 Hours 50 Mins | |
Whitton | 90 Hours | 89 Hours 5 Mins | 55mins |
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