Splitting journey using two tickets.

[stevetheboy]

Not a problem, just a question…

 

I have asked the following at my local train station(Chelmsford) and London Underground (Liverpool street) and have 2 different answers(No and yes in that order!)

 

 

At present I buy a monthly travelcard including zones 1-6.

 

I wish to split this and instead purchase a monthly travelcard from Chelmsford to Harold Wood (Zone 6) and also have a monthly Oystercard (Zones 1-6) to completer the journey to London Liverpool Street.

 

Is this acceptable considering that the Chelmsford to London train passes through Harold wood but does not stop there?

 

 

Thanks and hoping for a definitive answer!

[BankFodder]

I can't see how it would be possible anyway - because you won't be able to touch-in at Harold Wood.

[BankFodder]

If you find someone official who says - Yes - then make sure that you get it in writing

[firstclassx]

If both tickets are "season/period" tickets, the trains must stop at the boundary point. See 19©.

 

19. Using a combination of tickets

 

You may use two or more tickets for one journey as long as together they cover the entire

journey and one of the following applies:

 

(a) they are both Zonal Tickets (unless special conditions prohibit their use);

--They are not both zonal tickets

(b) the train you are in calls at a station where you change from one

ticket to another; or

--The train does not stop at the boundary

© one of the tickets is a Season Ticket (which for this purpose does not include

Season Tickets or travel passes issued on behalf of a passenger transport

executive or local authority) or a leisure travel pass, and the other ticket(s) is/are not.

--Both tickets are season tickets - you need one season AND one non-season

 

You must comply with any restriction shown on the tickets relating to travel in the trains of

a particular Train Company or Train Companies (see Condition 10).

If you do not comply with this Condition, you will be treated as having joined the train

without a ticket

 

That said, if the train did stop, you wouldn't need to touch in or out if you had a Travelcard on the Oyster.

Edited May 22, 2013 by firstclassx

[stevetheboy]

Thank you for the info. It's much appreciated!