Southeastern and full Oyster service

[island]

I am given to understand that Southeastern will cease to provide full Oyster facilities at Lewisham and potentially other stations from the end of the month. A limited subset of Oyster products such as PAYG credit and seven-day Travelcards will remain available from TVMs.

 

[mattdickinson]

From Southeastern's website:

After August 2013 you will no longer be able to top-up your Oyster card from the seven Southeastern station ticket offices that previously provided this service. You will still be able to top-up using the ticket vending machines. The stations are: Beckenham Junction, Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Elmers End, Greenwich, Lewisham, New Cross and Woolwich Arsenal

Maybe they will be focusing on their SEFT ITSO smartcard?

 

[island]

I don't think Cannon Street ever offered Oyster top-ups at the booking office.

 

[paddington]

All of those stations have interchange with tube, DLR, Overground or tram.

 

[MikeWh]

I don't think Cannon Street ever offered Oyster top-ups at the booking office.

I wasn't aware that Charing Cross did either. The DLR and tram interchanges are not so controversial as almost all other stops are unmanned from a ticket point of view, but I can see an uneasy situation arising at New Cross, especially now all the other ex Southern stations have been upgraded to provide full facilities.

 

[bicbasher]

Charing Cross has signs at the ticket office in blue on the booth windows that you can buy Oyster products from the TVM's.

I agree with Mike that New Cross is the most controversial considering the history with having LUL and now London Overground services from that station.

Does Lewisham have a LU terminal, in the same way East Croydon, Wimbledon and Richmond have?