London area train fares
From Rail Temp
One of the issues that many people had with tickets when I worked/lived in London, was that "overground" trains charged by mileage or whatever, whereas the Underground had a fixed zonal system. Recently there have been tube & train "zonal" tickets introduced, but from January 2007, Rail Only tickets will also be "zonal". That means, depending on the area you are in, you will pay the same as someone on the other side of the London area, using a different train operator, but using the same number of zones as you.
"In potentially the biggest shake up of rail fares since the introduction of the Travelcard, journeys wholly within the London Travelcard Area are going to be priced on a zonal basis from 2nd January 2007, with Rail Only Seasons to follow suit from January 2010, to ease the introduction of Smartcard ticketing."
The fares are on the link above, but a few quotable examples…
" "How will this affect me?", I hear you cry.
Well let's try a few examples: Enfield Town (Zone 5) to London Liverpool Street (Zone 1) currently costs £3.50 for a Single, £4.30 for a Cheap Day Return, and £5.80 for a Standard Day Return. Under the new structure, those will go up to £3.80 Single, £4.70 Cheap Day Return, £7.20 Standard Day Return. (Inflation busting increases of 8.6%, 9.3% and a massive 24.1%, respectively).
Oh dear...Not a good start. Let's try Enfield Town to Zone 1, including tube, instead. Current fares are £6.50 Single, £10.30 Cheap Day Return, £11.80 Standard Day Return. Under the new fares, those go DOWN to £5.80 Single, £8.70 Cheap Day Return, £11.20 Standard Day Return. (Reductions of 10.8%, 15.5% and 5.1%, respectively).
Now let's go for a local journey: Silver Street (Zone 4) to Enfield Town (Zone 5). Currently this is £2.00 Single, £2.60 Cheap Day Return, £3.00 Standard Day Return. Under the new structure, these change to £1.90 Single, £2.80 Cheap Day Return, £3.30 Standard Day Return. (5% Discount, 7.7% Increase and 10% Increase, respectively)."
Like everywhere else - winners and losers in this game.
One of the issues that many people had with tickets when I worked/lived in London, was that "overground" trains charged by mileage or whatever, whereas the Underground had a fixed zonal system. Recently there have been tube & train "zonal" tickets introduced, but from January 2007, Rail Only tickets will also be "zonal". That means, depending on the area you are in, you will pay the same as someone on the other side of the London area, using a different train operator, but using the same number of zones as you.
"In potentially the biggest shake up of rail fares since the introduction of the Travelcard, journeys wholly within the London Travelcard Area are going to be priced on a zonal basis from 2nd January 2007, with Rail Only Seasons to follow suit from January 2010, to ease the introduction of Smartcard ticketing."
The fares are on the link above, but a few quotable examples…
" "How will this affect me?", I hear you cry.
Well let's try a few examples: Enfield Town (Zone 5) to London Liverpool Street (Zone 1) currently costs £3.50 for a Single, £4.30 for a Cheap Day Return, and £5.80 for a Standard Day Return. Under the new structure, those will go up to £3.80 Single, £4.70 Cheap Day Return, £7.20 Standard Day Return. (Inflation busting increases of 8.6%, 9.3% and a massive 24.1%, respectively).
Oh dear...Not a good start. Let's try Enfield Town to Zone 1, including tube, instead. Current fares are £6.50 Single, £10.30 Cheap Day Return, £11.80 Standard Day Return. Under the new fares, those go DOWN to £5.80 Single, £8.70 Cheap Day Return, £11.20 Standard Day Return. (Reductions of 10.8%, 15.5% and 5.1%, respectively).
Now let's go for a local journey: Silver Street (Zone 4) to Enfield Town (Zone 5). Currently this is £2.00 Single, £2.60 Cheap Day Return, £3.00 Standard Day Return. Under the new structure, these change to £1.90 Single, £2.80 Cheap Day Return, £3.30 Standard Day Return. (5% Discount, 7.7% Increase and 10% Increase, respectively)."
Like everywhere else - winners and losers in this game.
posted by Suzy Scott @ 22:36
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