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So could you board an avanti service in the up direction at Watford?
Avanti don't want people to board their services at Watford Junction; they will probably instruct you not to board.
Are Services at Euston advertised as stopping at Watford Junction? I was thinking it may be like how SWR don't show the Clapham Junction Call for Weymouth services at Waterloo because they don't one one stop hoppers and want you to board a slow service
It's unlikely you'd be allowed to board.
If the company wants to enforce them, they can ask passengers not to board the trains and may be able to charge higher than normal fares if people do, but the legality of that is uncertain.
Those trains are indeed advertised on the platform departure screens, and passengers may board, however the trains won't wait for their booked slot if they're early.
Absolutely; there is nothing to "enforce" in the case of Greater Anglia, SWR etc. It's more about crowd management and encouraging people to go to other platforms and/or use other trains.
Avanti are entitled to deny access to the train for anyone boarding at Watford Jn but if someone did board and, while en-route, presented such a ticket, Avanti would not have any option other than to accept the ticket.
You'd certainly have less issue going Euston - Watford Junction on a northbound service, if you were lucky enough to find a service where there weren't pre-boarding controls at Euston. But there's still a small risk you could be charged a full Euston-Coventry single if a staff member did happen to check your ticket onboard.
I think I must've not carefully worded It out (my question)
I mean it is £20. But I don't live anywhere near there so if I was doing that I'd rather just go to Manchester, stay there for the night and come back. haha
I was allowed to board a London-bound Virgin Trains service at Watford Junction around 9pm on the night of 20 November 2005 as the next Silverlink service to Euston was cancelled. While the platform staff gave me permission, this was still questioned when I went to board by the train manager on the Virgin Trains service, who sought confirmation from the dispatch staff.
Why Coventry? and Not other intermediate stations? Is it the cheapest fare?
Lowland Sleeper (London Euston to Glasgow Central portion) does not set down at Watford Junction or pick up at Carlisle, Carstairs or Motherwell.
Most services that call Watford Junction are the Birmingham stoppers (outside of the current emergency timetable) which are first stop Coventry (or Rugby - had forgotten some called there!) after Watford northbound.
Coventry is usually the station before Watford Jn, but it would be whatever it was for that particular train.
I'm not quite sure what you mean; are you asking if they would charge (or excess to) the lowest priced fare from the relevant station?
Watford Jn is an advertised boarding point for journeys to Birmingham.
I'm not sure what the passenger figures are like, but perhaps someone local to the line (@Bletchleyite?) may have a rough idea. I'd imagine it changes drastically by time of day.
Maybe if there was no other train immediately due, which is unlikely to occur outside times of severe disruption. I doubt many people would do this as there would usually be no good reason to, as there are plenty of advertised trains usually.
Yes, this one:
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No I originally thought they charged Coventry as it was the next cheapest fare after Watford. I now know why they charge for Coventry not anywhere else or the origin of the train.
Thank you . I don’t live there or on that line so I don’t have a broad scope of the line too much
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Oh okay thanks! I find it confusing how everything splits at different parts and all of the route but this will help.
Hull Trains & Lumo at Stevenage (pick up only heading north, set down only heading towards London)
