On 28.01.10 14:51, martin wrote:
on BBC London News this lunchtime:
"Transport for London (TfL) has been called "stingy" and "Scrooge-
like" for imposing a £1 charge on rail passengers using a short-cut
through a station."

Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/8484960.stm

What's the real deal here? Is this just a charge to enter one station
and exit another, or if I got the Jubilee to Southwark and exited
through an exit at Waterloo East, would I be charged an extra quid?
(I've never used Waterloo East, and think I've only been to Southwark
once, so I'm not clear on the layout of the station or this
'expensive' corridor.)

I remember platform tickets a while ago. IIRC, they cost 40p. Are they
no longer available or is there not such a facility with Oyster if it is
not done within a few minutes?

On 28.01.10 21:59, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:24:00 +0000, "
wrote:

On 28.01.10 14:51, martin wrote:
on BBC London News this lunchtime:
"Transport for London (TfL) has been called "stingy" and "Scrooge-
like" for imposing a £1 charge on rail passengers using a short-cut
through a station."

Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/8484960.stm

What's the real deal here? Is this just a charge to enter one station
and exit another, or if I got the Jubilee to Southwark and exited
through an exit at Waterloo East, would I be charged an extra quid?
(I've never used Waterloo East, and think I've only been to Southwark
once, so I'm not clear on the layout of the station or this
'expensive' corridor.)

I remember platform tickets a while ago. IIRC, they cost 40p. Are they
no longer available or is there not such a facility with Oyster if it is
not done within a few minutes?

Yes they still exist - they cost £1 as in this case. There is no
facility with Oyster as I understand it for platform tickets. I think
there is something set up if someone enters, changes their mind and then
exits within a short time at the same station. I don't know what
happens and nothing I've read recently explains it. I have a vague
recollection of posts on the group about this a number of months ago.

But I did that once with my Oyster. I entered the station for not more
than a couple of minutes, then exited again. But I was still charged £1.60.