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Season ticket valid for indirect route?

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There are two ways to get from Bingley to Leeds on the train.

1: The easy way - directly on a train to Leeds.

2: The hard way - catch a train to Bradford Forster Square. Then walk to Bradford Interchange. Then catch a train from Bradford Interchange to Leeds.

If I buy a Bingley to Leeds season ticket can I use it for both of the above options or only for the direct route?
 
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M!T said:
There are two ways to get from Bingley to Leeds on the train.

1: The easy way - directly on a train to Leeds.

2: The hard way - catch a train to Bradford Forster Square. Then walk to Bradford Interchange. Then catch a train from Bradford Interchange to Leeds.

If I buy a Bingley to Leeds season ticket can I use it for both of the above options or only for the direct route?
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Using Fare finder, both via and not via Bradford options cost the same. Also, the via Bradford route is within 3-mile detour tolerance.
It should be alright.
 
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It's valid under the 3 mile rule, but also consider an MCard Zone 1-3 which is not much more, is valid by rail to many more destinations and includes county-wide bus travel.
 
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CompactDstrxion said:
It's valid under the 3 mile rule, but also consider an MCard Zone 1-3 which is not much more, is valid by rail to many more destinations and includes county-wide bus travel.
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Yeah, the only downside is that, Northern still refuses to payout delay repay for PTE tickets despite violating the NRCOT
 
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CompactDstrxion said:
...but also consider an MCard Zone 1-3...
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Didn't know about that. That's really useful considering 1-3 would also get me to Micklefield where my best mate lives and Wakefield which is handy for the Hepworth Gallery where I often like to go.
 
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Didn't know about that. That's really useful considering 1-3 would also get me to Micklefield where my best mate lives and Wakefield which is handy for the Hepworth Gallery where I often like to go.
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Thinking about it, a "via Leeds" season ticket to Pontefract Stations would also let you go to Micklefield or Wakefield, at a price of £1.90 a month more than a Bingley-Leeds season. It's rail only, of course.
 
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