Published on: Tuesday, 21 June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Passengers using Billericay rail station are benefiting from improvedfacilities, thanks to improvement works carried out by Abellio Greater Anglia.
Work to install new automatic ticketgates at the station, six in the ticket hall and four on platform 2, is nowcomplete. The new gates, fitted with special barcode readers, will allow passengersto buy and receive most of the train operator’s tickets (via the mobile app)straight to their mobile phones and scan them through the barcode readers toaccess the platforms.
The investment willhelp to reduce the use of paper tickets and also reduce queues at ticketmachines and ticket gates.
Up to eight m-ticketscan be purchased in one transaction using the Abellio Greater Anglia orTrainline apps. Once the tickets have been purchased, passengers simply need toscan the barcode at the ticket barriers when they travel.
Customers can buytickets including advanced purchase and walk-up fares for any journey acrossthe operator’s network (this includes peak journeys into London LiverpoolStreet but these must be collected from the station ticket machine prior totravel).
This enhancement willprovide increased flexibility for passengers who can purchase tickets via theirmobile phones, wherever they are.
Andy Camp, CommercialDirector, Abellio Greater Anglia, said: “We are very pleased to be one of thefirst operators to introduce mobile ticketing. The introduction of mobiletickets provides a wealth of benefits to passengers, and will make travellingsimpler and more convenient by eliminating queues and paper tickets.”
In addition, repairs havealso been made to the platforms at Billericay station, and general maintenancehas been carried out to the platform coper edging stones, surfaces and drainage.
Abellio Greater Anglia’s Head of Customer Services - East, Neil Grabham,said, “AbellioGreater Anglia is committed to upgrading stations across the network to improvethe travelling experience. The improvements carried out at Billericay station havecreated a safer, smarter station environment for our customers and help toreduce ticketless travel. We will be doing everything we can to minimiseinconvenience and thank customers for their patience whilst this work iscarried out.”