Skipping the middle of a journey

grahame

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Skipping the middle of a journey

« on: January 08, 2015, 18:28:07 »

I have a ticket from A to D via B and C. Breaks of journey, joining at a later station and leaving at a later station allowed. May I travel from A to B, make my way by other means to C, then conclude my journey to D. To be clear, yes, ticket is within validity on the A to B leg and on the C to D leg, and I'm not doubling back - I'm missing out using the central bit.


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Re: Skipping the middle of a journey

« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2015, 18:36:24 »

No problem whatsoever doing that. Provided your ticket allows break of journey, and you resume later further up the line on the same route.


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Re: Skipping the middle of a journey

« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2015, 04:23:43 »

Quote from: bignosemac on January 08, 2015, 18:36:24

No problem whatsoever doing that. Provided your ticket allows break of journey, and you resume later further up the line on the same route.

Thanks - that worked (or I think it did - minimal ticket checks!). A to B and C to D on the return half of my off peak return from D to A, with B to C on a very busy train via single tickets by a split ticket combination that was much cheaper than upgrading my ticket as a whole to peak. Well - that was a new one even for me. Thanks for the confirmation.

As an aside, I read

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Not valid on trains timed to depart Reading before 10:30 and after 15:30 until 19:01

as disallowing travel on the 18:45 and 19:16 from Swindon to Chippenham as they are trains that had departed from Reading in the blackout period, but allowing the 18:52 as that hasn't come from Reading.


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Re: Skipping the middle of a journey

« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2015, 10:13:40 »


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