Ticket offices on the Central line will stop providing a counter service this month. 

Chigwell, Roding Valley, and Theydon Bois were among six stations announced by Transport for London (TfL) in December, to be axed this month.

The controversial plans, aimed at saving £4.2bn by 2020, have prompted several strikes by union workers.

Almost 900 jobs will be lost between now and 2016, with TfL suggesting the closures will save at least £50m a year. 

Under the plans, TfL said all stations would remain staffed and 150 new ticket machines would be installed by April 2016.

Chief operating officer for TfL, Nick Brown, said only 3 per cent of Tube tickets were bought at ticket offices. 

He said: "This forms part of our wider vision for the Tube, which includes a 24-hour weekend service on core parts of the network."

Jennette Arnold, London Assembly member for Waltham Forest, described the decision to cut counter services across the network, while increasing fares, as "outrageous".

She accused London Mayor Boris Johnson of deceiving the public after he promised voters before being elected not to close any ticket offices. 

Other stations earmarked for closure this month include Upminster Bridge, Embankment, Queensway, Shepherd's Bush, South Wimbledon and Temple.