St Mary Cray - Maidstone ticket: Permitted Routes

[Radley]

Hello!

I’m very curious about something. One Saturday I’m deciding to do a trip in Kent, starting my day in St Mary Cray and then catching some trains to Maidstone.

Is it valid doing all of the following routes between St Mary Cray and Maidstone (Any):

St Mary Cray - Maidstone Barracks (via Strood)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone West (via Sevenoaks and Tonbridge)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone East (via Otford and Kemsing)

If so, is there a way I can get the ticket to include “Maidstone Stations” or “Maidstone (Any)”?

I’m a little new to the system, so sorry if there’s any confusions that arise. Thank you for your time!

Daryl

 

[yorkie]

This ticket should suffice:

https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=SMY&dest=0437&rte=1000&tkt=CDR

Standard​ RETURN​	OFF-PEAK DAY R [B3] CDR​
From​	ST MARY CRAY​	​	​
To​	MAIDSTONE STNS​	​	​
Route​	.​

If you use Trainsplit and use Advanced Options, you can specify different via points for your outward and return journeys and generate the itineraries you require; these itineraries are not binding on a flexible ticket but give evidence of validiity.

I'll leave it to someone else to check the routeings, but if you are offered it on one ticket, that is evidence of validity (and, where a ticket is purchased in conjunction with an itinerary, your entitlement to travel on those trains is contractually binding irrespective of the routeing guide)

 

[Haywain]

Hello!

I’m very curious about something. One Saturday I’m deciding to do a trip in Kent, starting my day in St Mary Cray and then catching some trains to Maidstone.

Is it valid doing all of the following routes between St Mary Cray and Maidstone (Any):

St Mary Cray - Maidstone Barracks (via Strood)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone West (via Sevenoaks and Tonbridge)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone East (via Otford and Kemsing)

If so, is there a way I can get the ticket to include “Maidstone Stations” or “Maidstone (Any)”?

I’m a little new to the system, so sorry if there’s any confusions that arise. Thank you for your time!

Daryl

You are aware that there is a national rail strike happening on Saturday, aren’t you? Services will be very limited and not running on all routes.

 

[Watershed]

Hello!

I’m very curious about something. One Saturday I’m deciding to do a trip in Kent, starting my day in St Mary Cray and then catching some trains to Maidstone.

Is it valid doing all of the following routes between St Mary Cray and Maidstone (Any):

St Mary Cray - Maidstone Barracks (via Strood)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone West (via Sevenoaks and Tonbridge)

St Mary Cray - Maidstone East (via Otford and Kemsing)

If so, is there a way I can get the ticket to include “Maidstone Stations” or “Maidstone (Any)”?

I’m a little new to the system, so sorry if there’s any confusions that arise. Thank you for your time!

Daryl

Tickets from St Mary Cray to Maidstone are issued to Maidstone Stations, which includes Maidstone East, West and Barracks.

All of the routes you ask about are permitted routes in this case. If in doubt, you can search on National Rail Enquiries and enter appropriate 'via' points to get it to show the route you are interested in; if it offers it in conjunction with the same fare as the ticket you hold/are intending to buy, it's valid. If it says 'multiple tickets are required' then it isn't valid.

Alternatively, you are entitled to rely on any itinerary offered by a journey planner.

 

[Radley]

You are aware that there is a national rail strike happening on Saturday, aren’t you? Services will be very limited and not running on all routes.

Oh yeah, I’m aware! I’m waiting till July for it to take place haha

Thanks for the raise anyways.

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This ticket should suffice:

https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=SMY&dest=0437&rte=1000&tkt=CDRIf you use Trainsplit and use Advanced Options, you can specify different via points for your outward and return journeys and generate the itineraries you require; these itineraries are not binding on a flexible ticket but give evidence of validiity.

I'll leave it to someone else to check the routeings, but if you are offered it on one ticket, that is evidence of validity (and, where a ticket is purchased in conjunction with an itinerary, your entitlement to travel on those trains is contractually binding irrespective of the routeing guide)

Many thanks!

== Doublepost prevention - post automatically merged: 20 Jun 2022 ==

Tickets from St Mary Cray to Maidstone are issued to Maidstone Stations, which includes Maidstone East, West and Barracks.

All of the routes you ask about are permitted routes in this case. If in doubt, you can search on National Rail Enquiries and enter appropriate 'via' points to get it to show the route you are interested in; if it offers it in conjunction with the same fare as the ticket you hold/are intending to buy, it's valid. If it says 'multiple tickets are required' then it isn't valid.

Alternatively, you are entitled to rely on any itinerary offered by a journey planner.

Fab. Thank you very much