The additional payments have already been accepted by RMT staff working at Central's stations and ticket offices, he said.

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The plan "will worsen passenger services through the loss of thousands of frontline workers from trains, stations, ticket offices, safety-critical infrastructure and operational roles", the MPs warned.

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Nexus has so far upgraded 52 Metro stations with smart ticket machines which are capable of accepting credit and debit cards and banks notes, as well as coins.

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Most stations also have wide ticket gates for wheelchair access or those with guide dogs.

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And the rail operator says it will provide better on-board services, new ticket machines and wireless internet access at stations and on trains.

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Bare chairs hurt everyone: owners, players, season ticket holders, vendors, sponsors, TV stations and fans.

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User statistics for Dorking West suggest nearly everyone buys their train ticket from the town's two other stations, Dorking and Dorking Deepdene.

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But that fails to take account of the people sitting in stations up and down the country until peak time ends and they can use a cheap ticket.

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One of Newcastle's busiest Metro stations is to face ongoing closures as part of a multi million-pound project to update ticket machines.

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