Manchester - Spital ticket validity

[Foxcover]

Quick question (as Merseyrail are quite literally refusing to confirm either way!) - is an anytime day return from Manchester to Spital valid via either Chester or Lime Street? No operator, peak or train restrictions on the ticket which simply says ‘any permitted’.

(Context - Spital (on the Wirral) is pretty much equidistant time-wise from Manchester Victoria (it’s a shopping trip) using the northern service to Chester or the TPE service to Liverpool - but wanted to check before a Merseyrail RPI gets their penalty fare notebook out!)

~Thankyou

 

[jfollows]

Yes

Routeing points are Hooton and Liverpool, and both pass the fare check.

Hooton means Chester.

So both routes are OK.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 12 Jun 2024 ==

All stations Birkenhead Central to Hooton are valid to travel either way, this came up recently. Capenhurst also because of the “less than 3 miles more than the shortest route rule“. See https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/routing-for-rock-ferry-to-manchester-stns.268086/#post-6778621

 

[Foxcover]

Yes

Routeing points are Hooton and Liverpool, and both pass the fare check.

Hooton means Chester.

So both routes are OK.

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 12 Jun 2024 ==

All stations Birkenhead Central to Hooton are valid to travel either way, this came up recently. Capenhurst also because of the less than 3 miles more than the shortest route rule. See https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/routing-for-rock-ferry-to-manchester-stns.268086/#post-6778621

Many thanks - much appreciated!

 

[Djgr]

Many thanks - much appreciated!

And of course not restricted to Victoria Station in Manchester (e.g. into Victoria and out of Piccadilly)