On 18/12/2015 16:39, Matthew Dickinson wrote:
On Tuesday, 10 November 2015 10:51:57 UTC, Someone Somewhere wrote:
On 10/11/2015 10:25, Paul Corfield wrote:
As expected the extension of Oyster and CPC acceptance to Gatwick
Airport and intermediate stations has been announced. Includes reduced
fares.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...rport-seamless

That's going to get interesting - does that mean the maximum Oyster fare
is going to increase (double?) when you neglect to touch out?

Also, is it just me or are the fares slightly confused - London
Terminals to Gatwick is priced at £14/£8 whereas East Croydon is £5.20/£3.

I assume it will price it barrier to barrier on the rail section rather
than start to end points where it's possible that you went via East
Croydon on the way from London Bridge (London Bridge to East Croydon is
£4.90/£3.10)

Oyster fares for stations to Gatwick Airport and the Gatwick Express are now shown on the 2016 fares tab of the TfL single fare finder.

And it still isn't particularly clear to me - putting in a fare request
from Shadwell to Gatwick Airport Rail Station gives a (peak) fare of
£11.40, with an alternate (peak) fare of £16.20 "Via Zone 1 changing
between London Underground and National Rail at Blackfriars, Cannon
Street, Charing Cross, London Bridge, Victoria, Waterloo or Waterloo East"

Presumably it is expecting a routing of Norwood Jctn-East
Croydon-Gatwick, although unticking Tube on the journey planner does
intriguingly suggest DLR to Bank, walk to Cannon Street, train to London
Bridge and then Thameslink - which fare is that? is the DLR now part of
London Underground? Is BankCannon Street an OOS interchange?