The government has announced that plans to close hundreds of rail ticket offices in England have been scrapped.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said train operators had been asked to now withdraw their proposals.
The controversial plans were put forward by train companies in a move to cut costs and immediately sparked anger from unions and disability groups.
Rail operators had argued only 12% of tickets are now bought at station kiosks.
Passenger watchdog Transport Focus said it had received 750,000 responses from individuals and organisations in a public consultation.
Ticket machine capability, accessibility and how passenger assistance and information would be delivered in future, were the main themes of concern, according to the group.
Mr Harper said the government had made it “clear to the rail industry throughout the process that any resulting proposals must meet a high threshold of serving passengers”.
But, he added: “The proposals that have resulted from this process do not meet the high thresholds set by ministers, and so the government has asked train operators to withdraw their proposals.”
