Wednesday, February 20, 2008
HERNE HILL- SAFE?
IS HERNE HILL STATION. SAFE ?
Herne Hill station is not a nice place to be after 7 in the evening. The area once you come off the platforms to the front entrance around the corner to the alley way to Milkwood Road is quite spooky and the fact that it is not manned after approx. 7pm is disgracefully.
My girlfriend was mugged in this precise area a couple of years ago by the ticket machine. It's such an easy place to be mugged as it is very enclosed and not in view of the main front area. Which is closed in the evenings!!
As my girlfriend was going out for the evening, on a Friday night, at 7.30 you would imagine that she would feel safe going to her local station to get her ticket and then catch a train. This is a disgrace especially as fares continue to rise every year. The front area of Herne Hill station should be open until at least 11pm with staff attending platforms on a regular basis. And finally, the spooky area should be opened out so it's not a nice little target area for the vermin that target vulnerable people who have to use the station in the evening.
LOCAL RESIDENT
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