A commuter says he will have to pay an extra £800 a year due to the cancellation of a rail service.
The 7:45am Stoke-On-Trent to Manchester Piccadilly service is used by hundreds of people according to commuter, Dan Wilson.
He's been handing out flyers in protest, to the passages of the Avanti West Coast service, saying there has been "no warning" it was stopping on Monday the 16th of May.
The rail operator said the service was being "withdrawn until September as a temporary measure due to staff shortages."
Mr Wilson, 39, who has been using the service from Stoke-On-Trent for 10 years, said the change would cause the current Avanti West Coast season Ticket he has,"worthless"
The busy service which calls at Macclesfield and Stockport, arrives at Manchester at 08:25am, which is over 35 minutes earlier than the next service which arrives after 9am.
"No one wants to get to work at 9:30 in the morning," The university technician said, adding people would use an alternative train, which took 20 minutes longer.
"This is already absolutely rammed as it is only three carriages long and stops at every major village on route," he said
Mr Wilson said not being able to use the season ticket would have a "quite significant" impact financially.
He also said purchasing an equivalent 12-month season ticket with another operator would set him back about £800.
He added on most week days the 7:45 service was used by about 300 passengers, and this change was not something he had seen advertised in Stoke-On-Trent Railway Station or on the trains.
Mr Wilson said some people he had spoken to seemed "resigned" to facing longer journeys, but others told him they were also unhappy and would be complaining.
During the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid 19, Avanti West Coast was among operators which reduced services previously in order to cope. The firm said the cancellation of the 7:45 service was temporary, in a short statement.
"The train is planned to return in September and out timetable is subject to regular review in collaboration with stakeholders from government, Network Rail and industry partners," a spokesperson said.
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