East crodon to shepperton via tramlink

[STEVIEBOY1]

Good Afternoon,

On Friday 17 June I need to travel from East Croydon to Shepperton, I will have my elderly mother with me. I have an Annual Gold Card Issued by SWT.

Does any one know if there is a through ticket I can get that can be used on the tram from E/Croy to Wimbledon were we will get the SWT to Shepperton, or will I have to get 2 seperate tickets?. Many Tks Steve.

 

[AlterEgo]

It's much easier, and quicker to go via Clapham Junction and catch the SWT service to Shepperton from there. An Anytime Day Return is £11.00 per person undiscounted.

 

[island]

And if you're travelling after 10am you can get 34% discount for the two of you by virtue of your gold card, or possibly more again if your gold card covers part of your journey.

 

[MikeWh]

And if you're travelling there and back on the day and after 10am then you can get off-peak day returns with your gold card for £11.10 (assuming your gold card doesn't cover any of your journey). Make sure you get the "Not London" ticket.

In answer to the original question though: through fares are not available because the tram is considered equivalent to a bus in London.

 

[LexyBoy]

In answer to the original question though: through fares are not available because the tram is considered equivalent to a bus in London.

I'm sure it is (or perhaps was) an advertised connection for some flows though. Checking NRE just now, it gives a connection with Tramlink for a Hackbridge-Elmers End journey, but no fares show up.

Anyway, an Off-Peak Day Return Wimbledon-Shepperton is only £4.75 (with Gold Card), so it'd be cheaper to use Oyster on the tram and buy a separate ticket for the rail leg.

Does your mother have a bus pass or Freedom pass? If the former then the tram would be free, and if the latter then she'd only need a ticket from Hampton to Shepperton.

 

[sonic2009]

There are Fares for the Tramlink :

It is possible to buy through tickets from any station to destination "TRAMLINK" which will be priced as a £1 supplement to the standard rail fare to the interchange station. For example, a ticket from 'West Wickham' to "TRAMLINK " Route Elmers End priced at £6.60 RTN would be valid to any Tramlink destination, interchanging at Elmers End. Through tickets from Tramlink machines to National Rail are not available. You must buy separate tickets if you wish to do East Croydon to Shepperton via the Tram with no discounts available.

 

[MikeWh]

I'm sure it is (or perhaps was) an advertised connection for some flows though. Checking NRE just now, it gives a connection with Tramlink for a Hackbridge-Elmers End journey, but no fares show up.

OK, I stand corrected. My Oyster bias is showing through in that trams on Oyster definitely never form part of a rail journey.

Anyway, an Off-Peak Day Return Wimbledon-Shepperton is only £4.75 (with Gold Card), so it'd be cheaper to use Oyster on the tram and buy a separate ticket for the rail leg.

There is some confusion here (partly my fault). The price of £11.10 was for two people, it's £5.55 each from East Croydon so the tram is only cheaper if it's free.

Does your mother have a bus pass or Freedom pass? If the former then the tram would be free, and if the latter then she'd only need a ticket from Hampton to Shepperton.

Good points.

There are Fares for the Tramlink :

It is possible to buy through tickets from any station to destination "TRAMLINK" which will be priced as a £1 supplement to the standard rail fare to the interchange station. For example, a ticket from 'West Wickham' to "TRAMLINK " Route Elmers End priced at £6.60 RTN would be valid to any Tramlink destination, interchanging at Elmers End. Through tickets from Tramlink machines to National Rail are not available. You must buy separate tickets if you wish to do East Croydon to Shepperton via the Tram with no discounts available.

This is a puzzle. West Wickham to Elmers End is £2.30 anytime single and £4.00 anytime return. So £6.60 is either a £1 supplement on each of two singles or a £2.60 supplement on a return. Either way Oyster is going to be cheaper, even in the peak. Obviously through tickets from outside the Oyster area are potentially more economical and/or practical.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I'm sure it is (or perhaps was) an advertised connection for some flows though. Checking NRE just now, it gives a connection with Tramlink for a Hackbridge-Elmers End journey, but no fares show up.

Anyway, an Off-Peak Day Return Wimbledon-Shepperton is only £4.75 (with Gold Card), so it'd be cheaper to use Oyster on the tram and buy a separate ticket for the rail leg.

Does your mother have a bus pass or Freedom pass? If the former then the tram would be free, and if the latter then she'd only need a ticket from Hampton to Shepperton.

Thank you for all your replies so far, No Mum does not have a freedom pass as we live just outside the Greater London area, she does have a bus pass though which is issued by Surrey County Council which is valid on All bus routes in the UK but it's not valid on Tube, DLR or Trains in zones 1-6 unlike the freedom pass which is.

I had thought about going via Clapham, but that is not senior citizen friendly, it's still rather chaotic there owing to the installing of lift program and there is a big gap on platforms, Wimbledon is a bit more user friendly. Rgds Steve.

 

[AlterEgo]

Fair enough. Clapham Junction is not the easiest interchange.

Long shot, but do either of you have a Priv? Priv holders travel on Croydon Tramlink for free.

 

[RJ]

Fair enough. Clapham Junction is not the easiest interchange.

Long shot, but do either of you have a Priv? Priv holders travel on Croydon Tramlink for free.

Is this official or unofficial? I use Tramlink almost daily and although those in the shop and all the revenue bods I've come across happily accept it, I'm still not 100% confident with it.

 

[Surreytraveller]

http://www.atoc.org/clientfiles/File/RSTDocuments/SRLS033_0410_SGActive.pdf

middle of 4th page for safeguarded;

http://www.atoc.org/clientfiles/File/RSTDocuments/SRLS034_0410_TOCNE.pdf

bottom of 3rd page for non-safeguarded.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Fair enough. Clapham Junction is not the easiest interchange.

Long shot, but do either of you have a Priv? Priv holders travel on Croydon Tramlink for free.

Hallo, No neither of us hold Priv, so I think it will be one ticket for Mum E/Croy to Wim and another onwards, but she will get the 34% disc on the latter with my gold card, and I am covered all the way on that anyway.

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Fair enough. Clapham Junction is not the easiest interchange.

Long shot, but do either of you have a Priv? Priv holders travel on Croydon Tramlink for free.

Wimbledon is far from an easy interchange too - having to use either the normally congested footbridge with all its retail outlets or the lifts which are down market to say the least.

The brand new lifts are now in operation at Clapham Junction and are much better than the ancient ones at Wimbledon.

Also the interchange at Clapham Junction when travelling from East Croydon to Shepperton will be cross-platform if you get a fast train from Croydon to Clapham Junction - these arrive on platform 12 and the Shepperton serrvices leave from platform 11. Going the other way, you would arrive on platform 10 at Clapham and need to Cross to Platform 13. Best done via the bridge rather than the subway.

 

[John @ home]

The brand new lifts are now in operation at Clapham Junction

Are you sure they are all working, or are some platforms not yet served? Do they provide step-free access to and from the station, or just for passengers changing there?

 

[317653]

Use Tramlink to Wimbledon and then SWT to Shepperton

 

[Keith Jarrett]

Are you sure they are all working, or are some platforms not yet served? Do they provide step-free access to and from the station, or just for passengers changing there?

On Tuesday, there were almost constant announcements advertising the new station entrance/exit (the old "Brighton Yard" exit/entrance) and the fact that there is step free access to all platforms. Given that this feeds directly onto the footbridge and all lifts serve this.

Several posters seem to advocate using Wimbledon as an interchange - how many have actually sampled the lifts there? All of the lifts are located under the footbridge and rise from the platforms into a separate passageway at the rear of the retail outlets on the footbridge.

 

[John @ home]

Several posters seem to advocate using Wimbledon as an interchange - how many have actually sampled the lifts there?

I have - often. They are old but acceptable when they're working, but in my experience any individual lift is out of service about 15% of the time.

This unreliability would make this a risky option for someone who could not use the stairs.