It is good news for Sleaford that EMR’s proposed closure to Sleaford train station ticket office, along with other nearby ticket offices, has been cancelled.
I have been campaigning hard to ensure that the Sleaford ticket office remains open, particularly when considering the support the helpful ticket office staff provide to elderly, disabled and vulnerable passengers. I have advocated against this closure directly with EMR and Ministers in meetings and correspondence in the House.
Ministers have engaged extensively on this. I am pleased that the concerns have been listened to and the Government has communicated to the industry that such closures would be wrong and that as such Sleaford’s will remain open.
