Rail ticket office closures in England will lead to job losses, minister says

Passengers at the ticket offices of Manchester Victoria train station on Wednesday. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Rail ticket office closures will lead to job losses, a transport minister has said, as Conservative MPs raised “huge concerns” over the impact on passengers.

The rail minister, Huw Merriman, said in the Commons on Thursday that the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union should take some responsibility for job losses.