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Breaking Journeys on Anytime Return
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[x-posted to uk.transport.london] On 13 Feb, 22:57, "Peter Smyth" wrote: "tim....." wrote: "Jonathan Morton" wrote: "Mizter T" wrote: (snip) I don't think you could dive off at Oxford Circus even if you wanted to - cross-London transfer by Tube is valid between a set list of LU/ DLR stations, and AIUI tickets with the Maltese cross will only work the gates at those stations. Agreed, but presumably in practice you would be able to get out. The ticket won't open the gate. You have to ask to be let in/out and my find that the station staff don't comply at some stations. There used to be a documented concession that the cross London ticket was valid for one trip to/from any pair of stations but this (the documentation) seems to have been removed. The "How To Cross London" page in the NR Timetable says A break of journey is permitted at an intermediate Underground station, but a further ticket must be purchased in order to continue the journey. This is interesting - I was always under the impression that cross- London transfer by Tube with a Maltese cross marked ticket was only valid between stations on that list. The now out-of-date NFM98 (which was valid until May '08) had this to say on the matter on page A4 [1]: ---quote--- Travel via London Ticket prices in Section C, for journeys routed for travel ’via London’ and marked with the symbol † [Maltese cross], include the cost of transfer across London by London Underground, DLR or First Capital Connect train services on the Thameslink route. Tickets displaying the ’cross-London’ marker † [Maltese cross], are valid for travel between any two of the following stations appropriate to the route of the through rail journey being made. [List of stations follows...] ---/quote--- It doesn't mention anything about bailing out of the Underground network at another point - failure to mention it doesn't of course mean that it's prohibited, but it doesn't mean it's allowed either. Then as you say there's the information in the National Rail Timetable (eNRT) as provided by Network Rail [2], specifically this bit on page 42: ---quote--- Ticket & Fares Rail tickets for journeys routed via London are valid for transfer by London Underground or First Capital Connect services between London terminal stations, and other designated interchange stations* appropriate to the route of the through journey being made, at no extra cost. For example [examples snipped] (*NB. check which cross London routes your ticket is valid before you travel. A break of journey is permitted at an intermediate Underground station, but a further ticket must be purchased in order to continue the journey) ---/quote--- That's reiterated by what is said on the National Rail "Travelling to and via London" webpage [3]: ---quote--- You can 'break your journey' and leave the Underground service en route. However, you'll need to buy another ticket in order to continue your journey. ---/quote--- I wonder if London Underground are even aware of this! I imagine that ATOC (well specifically RSP) pays a lump sum of money each month/ quarter/ year/ whatever for this cross-London transfer facility and I'd be interested to know what the terms of that actually are. tim's comments above certainly seem to back-up my notion that Maltese cross- London tickets are only accepted by LU gates at stations on the list. Do LU know that the National Rail interpretation on things is that 'transfer passengers' can indeed get out at Oxford Circus if they want to - or has NR (i.e. ATOC) just unilaterally decided upon this interpretation? Hmm. The idea that these Maltese cross-London tickets are actually good for a journey to many parts of the Underground network - and look at the station list to see what I mean (it includes 'far flung' places like Upminster, Ealing Broadway, Wimbledon, Balham, Lewisham, Walthamstow etc) - is rather in contradiction to what this scheme is intended to facilitate, i.e. the cross-London transfer of rail passengers by Tube/ DLR. ---------- [1] NFM98 Section A (PDF): http://www.atoc.org/retail/_download...8_Common_A.pdf [2] eNRT - Commercial Information section (PDF): http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%...nformation.pdf or via http://tinyurl.com/bbwzaq eNRT index page: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3828.aspx [3] National Rail "Travelling to and via London" webpage: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/london/ N.B. - the station list can be seen by clicking on the "show Station List" link. |
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