London Banter - View Single Post - Rail network in London to adopt zonal fares

Phil Richards · October 19th 06, 05:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway

wrote:
I am very glad to hear they are keeping the single/return/CDR fairs for
overground journeys. It may seem silly to have two sets of fares but
why should I pay underground fares for overground journeys? I do not
get the same level of service (eg my trains start later in the morning,
finish earlier at night and are far less regular) so it seems
unreasonable for me to pay the same as someone who lives by a tube
station and gets all those benefits.

In all fairness rail and tube fares ought to be the same. Certainly most
other cities abroad where a zonal fares applies, a ride on the metro
costs the same as surface rail for the equivalent zonal journey.

Just because rail might have a worse frequency than tube ought not to
mean cheaper fares. For instance, London buses have the same (flat) fare
for routes that operate once an hour during the day time to one that
runs every few minutes day and night.

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Phil Richards
London, UK
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