I'm surprised that no-one has referred to this yet, though it doesn't
seem to appear anywhere on the Southern (or any other) website(s).

I've seen a poster at a Southern station, which has been there at least
a week, that states that from 2 January 2006, when new fares are
introduced, the London's Zone 6 will be extended to include the
following stations to the south of Croydon and Sutton:

Banstead and Epsom Downs
Chipstead, Kingswood, Tadworth and Tattenham Corner
Whyteleafe, Whyteleaf South and Caterham
Upper Wharlingham


I've grouped them together for ease of reference. They all appear on
the London Connections map [1], and (logically) they're all outside the
Greater London boundary in the county of Surrey.

The poster said that most passengers would benefit from this change in
terms of the fares available to them. It should be noted that Southern
fares in South London are now calculated on a zonal basis (see the
Southern website [2]).

Also I read a story on the Kingston Times website that says SWT are
considering extending Zone 6 out to "stations such as Esher, Hinchley
Wood and Claygate" [3].

I wonder what the proceedure is for adding stations to the zones or
changing which zones a station is in. I presume TfL must be consulted,
and the other London train companies need to OK it as well. I guess
that's what ATOC's London Schemes Council is for.


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[1] National Rail (ATOC) London Connections map:
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/system...LC_May_x05.pdf

[2] Southern Railway 'Fare Pal' - info re zonal fares in South London
http://www.southernrailway.com/main.php?page_id=126

[3] Kingston Times story - 'SWT Moves To Help Surbiton'
http://www.kingstonguardian.co.uk/se...p_surbiton.php