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Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from Reading

21/09/202522/09/2025

This also probably applies to the other stations between Reading and Iver, plus the branches for Henley, Marlow and Windsor as well. First the bad news. The off-peak cap from…

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Edvid 03/12/2025 at 15:00 on Coverage Map for PAYG fares in the South EastBarely a week since you last updated that map, and thanks to 20 GA stations suddenly being deferred by half
Feathers 19/11/2025 at 16:57 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)Looks like they’re updating the list daily! Here’s today’s instalment for completeness. We’ve now confirmed the full list of stations
matthew 19/11/2025 at 15:20 on Maximum Journey Timesthanks!
Edvid 19/11/2025 at 15:17 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)I understand SWR will also install new validators at all stations between Virginia Water and Reading, so it seems London-Reading
matthew 19/11/2025 at 10:53 on Maximum Journey Timeswhat's the appropriate journey time for Brixton - Clapham Junction (i.e. start in zone 2, travel to zone 1/2, end
Feathers 18/11/2025 at 22:08 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)Email about new validators from SWR this evening listing the following stations as being upgraded over the next few months:
Si Hollett 17/11/2025 at 14:27 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)It's now official - Beaulieu Park is on the National Rail list of stations that are being added to the
Edvid 20/10/2025 at 16:26 on Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from ReadingTfL's response to the follow-up was another section 12 refusal, though they also say the following: "The information is not
Mike 18/10/2025 at 18:28 on Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from ReadingYes to both questions. Interestingly, the only fare defined for East Acton to Reading is via Ealing Broadway, but as
C L 18/10/2025 at 18:03 on Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from ReadingHi Mike, I live near East Acton but have just accepted a job in Reading, would the cheapest way of
Mike 12/10/2025 at 17:42 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)That's an interesting conundrum. The reality is that it is a bus and bus fares will apply in the normal
Len Maull 12/10/2025 at 14:09 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)Bakerloop 1 Is this service a normal bus route or is it part of the Bakerloo Line. If its part
Si Hollett 04/10/2025 at 10:42 on Updates to Project Oval (October 2025)The Rail Forums thread about Oval also mentions Clandon and Horsley (in post #1530) getting new validators.
Edvid 24/09/2025 at 13:32 on Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from ReadingNot my request, so I wouldn't be able to. The requester has sent a follow up asking for either the
Edvid 22/09/2025 at 17:26 on Off-peak PAYG fares/caps from ReadingSpeaking of extension fares, earlier today TfL refused a FoI request to publish the full list of PAYG extension fares
Adam 18/08/2025 at 14:37 on Cuffley and Epsom – Zone 9 or Not?Do TfL have fares to zone 9 boundary from Bayford and Hertford N? Bayford to Cuffley single fares x2 plus
Barry Salter 29/07/2025 at 20:29 on Walthamstow Central – Overcharging from some stationsLogically you should be charged the via Zone 1 fare. Could take until March next year for TOCs to fix
Barry Salter 29/07/2025 at 19:50 on Walthamstow Central – Overcharging from some stationsNo. The combination of the Central + Victoria Lines to Walthamstow Central LU should result in the cheaper fare being
Barry Salter 29/07/2025 at 18:16 on Walthamstow Central – Overcharging from some stationsIt could be done with just two changes: One of the Ruislips and Oxford Circus. As there'd be no intermediate
Barry Salter 29/07/2025 at 16:42 on Walthamstow Central – Overcharging from some stationsFor the examples from Chiltern stations, it looks like the lower prices would only be charged if you changed onto

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