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Customers to benefit from pay as you go technology at additional 47 stations in the South East from the end of September

  • From 22 September 2024, customers will be able to pay as you go with a contactless card or device at another 47 National Rail stations in South-East England.  
  • Pay as you go offers a more flexible and convenient travel experience as customers can tap in and tap out at stations, simplifying rail travel. 
  • Pay as you go with contactless will be offered to customers as another way to pay for their journey. Alongside existing pay as you go options (e.g. Smartcard, Oyster) where these are available for their journey, customers will also be able to continue to use barcode and paper tickets. 
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Summer Travel Alert: Rail travel is up to 70% cheaper than domestic flights, so ditch the plane and take the train this summer

  • Travelling by rail can be up to 70% cheaper on similar routes than flying  
  • Travelling by plane takes longer than by train door-to-door for four out of the six domestic travel routes we looked at.    
  • There are over 7 times more rail services available per day from Manchester to London compared to flights (46 rail services compared to 6 flights when looking at the date 5 August).