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Brinnington Station and Heaton Chapel Station: Ticket Offices

Asked by Navendu MishraLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81368

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of ticket office opening hours at (a) Brinnington Station and (b) Heaton Chapel Station.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Heaton Chapel ticket office is currently open 0605-1820 weekdays, 0700-1830 Saturdays and 0910-1630 Sundays, while Brinnington is open 0620-2105 weekdays and 0710-1440 Saturdays. These hours are compliant with section 17 of the Ticketing & Settlement Agreement, which sets out the various arrangements between operators relating to the sale of tickets.

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