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Rail-only season tickets and Oyster
On Apr 27, 12:26*am, Mr Thant
wrote: On Apr 26, 11:24*pm, wrote: I thought all in-London train fares were moving to a zonal charging basis, though? Paper tickets (including seasons) are now priced bases on the zones they pass through, but the ticket itself is still point-to-point, and I believe will remain so. For example, a Crystal Palace-London Terminals monthly season costs £73, the same as any other rail-only season that passes through Zones 1-3, but is restricted to only that one route. For comparison, a Z1-3 Travelcard is £116, but is valid on all routes in those zones (and the tube and buses). U But what will the price of paper tickets go up to if PAYG is introduced? That's the main consideration, and we don't seem to know yet. |
Rail-only season tickets and Oyster
MIG wrote in
: On Apr 27, 12:26*am, Mr Thant wrote: On Apr 26, 11:24*pm, wrote: I thought all in-London train fares were moving to a zonal charging bas is, though? Paper tickets (including seasons) are now priced bases on the zones they pass through, but the ticket itself is still point-to-point, and I believe will remain so. For example, a Crystal Palace-London Terminals monthly season costs £73, the same as any other rail-only season that passes through Zones 1-3, but is restricted to only that one route. For comparison, a Z1-3 Travelcard is £116, but is valid on all routes in those zones (and the tube and buses). U But what will the price of paper tickets go up to if PAYG is introduced? That's the main consideration, and we don't seem to know yet. Neither has it yet been confirmed that PAYG on National Rail will be at the same prices as on LU, though it has been on routes where it has already been introduced (apart from Euston-Watford which has non-standard peak times and some non-standard prices). |
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