Stoke-on-trent to Erdington

[Trainfan344]

Hi, I know the awnser is probably no, but is there a Stoke-on-Trent to Erdington ticket valid via Lichfield Trent Valley

 

[ATW Alex 101]

Yes it is a valid route.

 

[Searle]

and the journey planner on EC lists it as the fastest route at some times :P

 

[SS4]

Yes, it is a valid route (Lichfield TV is a routeing point for Erdington and it passes the fares check). From there it's map TL

 

[Trainfan344]

Thats a suprise, will do that at some point then, never been on the cross city line north of chester road.

 

[yorkie]

Your surprise surprises me; Lichfield is on the shortest route!

There is a website that is very useful for finding out permitted routes (including the shortest route): http://trainscanbecheaper.info/

More information on permitted routes is in RailUK Fares & Ticketing Guide - Section 3 - Routeing