The Rail Delivery Group (RDG) announced over the summer that it intended to shut almost all of the nation’s 1,007 train station outlets in an effort to reduce costs after a post-COVID fall in passenger numbers.
Ministers had previously backed the proposals, despite concerns from unions and charities over the impact on vulnerable passengers such as disabled people.
But in a statement given to Sky News this morning, Transport Secretary Mark Harper confirmed he had asked train operators to “withdraw their proposals” following a public consultation.
