East Croydon

[Mojo]

Can anyone advise if East Croydon is a compulsory ticket area? FCC and Southern leaflets make no distinction and staff at Brighton station do not understand what I'm asking them.

 

[MikeWh]

I don't know if it is in the literal sense of the words, but there is a barrier across the whole width of the booking area onto the overbridge and it always seemed to be staffed when I've been through in late evenings. I don't recall the gates ever being locked open there.

 

[All Line Rover]

I've seen them locked open once, which was at about 10pm in the evening.

What's the reason for you knowing? They've let me through before 09:30am many times when I had an Off-Peak ticket, because it's a bit difficult to dash to the platform for the 09:30 train to Victoria when the barriers won't let you through until 09:30! (You're not allowed to run down the tunnels leading to the platform anyway.)

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I don't recall the gates ever being locked open there.

They are at 0615 on a Sunday morning!

As with any gateline, if you're struggling, find a invalid ticket, flash the orange at the staff and get let through!

Seriously though, you will need a ticket to leave, NR interchange you should be OK, but for the tram you need to get past the gates.

 

[Mojo]

Thanks for the responses but we were actually trying to determine if it was a compulsory ticket area or not. We played it safe in the end and just got off the train, getting on a later one whilst Oyster cards were touched in