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A train company have been slammed after they said a well-used station underpass which links a Stockport suburb with the town centre would be closed during next week's rail strikes.
More than 40,000 staff at Network Rail and 13 train operators are expected to walk out next week on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June in a dispute over pay and redundancies. It means the number of services being run is being dramatically slashed with a number of stations not being served, including Stockport.
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However, a local councillor has joined a number of residents in hitting out at Avanti West Coast, who manages the station after they announced it would closed completely on the day of the strikes.
It means a tunnel which runs underneath the railway line between Edgeley and the town centre will also be out of use. Avanti say for "security purposes" it cannot be left open unless the station is staffed and that all rail staff will be required on routes where services are running.
However, Edgeley ward councillor Shelia Bailey accused them of being 'inconsiderate' to locals with the move. The underpass runs from the Edgeley station entrance on Station Road to the town centre entrance on the opposite side of the tracks, at Grand Central.
It is a widely used route into the town centre amongst those living in Edgeley in Shaw Heath. There was an outcry in 2015, with over 5,000 people signing a petition when ticket barriers were installed at either end. as part of a bid to clamp down on fare dodging. However, those wanting to pass through are now allowed to do so by station staff.
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Millions of trains passengers are being told not to travel as the biggest rail strikes in a generation kick off today. Workers on 13 lines and Network Rail are walking out on June 21, 23 and 25 over pay, conditions and 2,500 maintenance job cuts.
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Last-ditch talks have failed to resolve the dispute over pay, jobs and conditions meaning thousands of rail workers will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The strikes are the biggest outbreak of industrial action on the railways for a generation.
Drivers have been warned that roads across Greater Manchester will be busier next week as rail staff are set to stage a national walkout over pay and job cuts. And travellers using rail networks have been urged to plan ahead and find alternative travel, with limited services operating throughout the region.
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Rail bosses have warned that the industry is reaching the 'point of no return' with some disruption on the trains expected even if the strikes are called off. Only a fifth of train services will run across the country on the planned strike days next week - June 21, 23 and 25 - and at 60 pc over the rest of the week.