Passengers spend more than a penny at UK railways
Passengers spend more than a penny at UK train stations with Victoria raking in £2.3 million from visits to its toilets in the past three financial years.
Euston made £1.8 million, King’s Cross £1.4 million and Manchester Piccadilly £1.1 million.
And data released by National Rail found that in at least one case, more than half the amount was retained in profit by the train station and not used for the upkeep of the toilets, reports the Daily Mail.
But it maintains that the charge is there to ‘prevent vandalism and maintain toilets’.
A National Rail spokesman told the paper: "The small charge we make for using the public toilet facilities in our stations helps to maintain them, ensures they are fully staffed and prevents misuse such as vandalism and other anti-social behaviour. Any profit from station toilets is reinvested in the railway and passenger facilities."
Diane
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