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I have an announcement to make: Surbiton station newsagent quits kiosk for platform

Surbiton.com: November 19, 2014 - 2:50pm

He has sold papers and chocolate to the likes of Seb Coe, Art Malik and John Altman, not to mention the thousands of commuters who set off to work every day from Surbiton station.

But now newsagent John Greig is stepping outside his kiosk - and on to the platform. Mr Greig, who has run the kiosk on platform one at Surbiton for more than six years, has taken a job with South West Trains. He will take over as a platform supervisor at Effingham Junction, but not before completing two weeks of training at Surbiton.

He said he serves about 500 people a day at Surbiton, as well as the occasional celebrity. Before taking over the kiosk he worked at the newsagent's outside the station, now known as Taylor News, for some 11 years.

Mr Grieg has seen the number of people using Surbiton station swell over the years. Now he believes the kiosk will be removed after he leaves, to ease overcrowding on the platforms. On Monday, when a trespasser at Clapham Junction caused huge delays for commuters, the platform was so packed he was trapped in his kiosk, he said. Now Mr Greig, 47, from Sutton, said he is looking forward to his new job - the hours are good and he will still be able to make the school run.

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