Anytime Day Return Cambridge to London

[Mikaila]

Hi,

On Wednesday I have to travel from Cambridge to London and return the same day.

I have a network railcard.

I have noticed that if I depart before ten and return before 5 pm the prices are different for the Anytime Day Return. I suppose it is because the discount of the network railcard does not apply to before 10 and before 5 pm.

My question is, if I buy an Anytime Day Return will this difference be shown on the ticket? It is an Anytime ticket after all.

Best regards,

Mikaila

 

[yorkie]

Yes, the Railcard discount will be printed on the ticket.

 

[30907]

Yes, the Railcard discount will be printed on the ticket.

And that means it is not valid for travel before 10am (there is no evening restriction on using the Railcard).

 

[Joe Paxton]

And that means it is not valid for travel before 10am (there is no evening restriction).

It's perhaps worth emphasising this - in terms of the evening restrictions the OP is encountering, these are based on the ticket type - i.e. the return leg of a Cambridge-London Off-Peak Day Return (so for travel back from London) cannot be used on evening peak trains.

The rule with the Network Railcard that it's not valid before 10am on weekdays is very straightforward - there are a few exceptions (easements in railway speak) to this but they are clearly set out on the website and I think in the Network Railcard leaflet too.

 

[47421]

"It's perhaps worth emphasising this - in terms of the evening restrictions the OP is encountering, these are based on the ticket type - i.e. the return leg of a Cambridge-London Off-Peak Day Return (so for travel back from London) cannot be used on evening peak trains."

Unless you buy the cheaper GA only fare and travel to Liv St or Tott Hale, in which case there is no evening restriction

 

[amateur]

"It's perhaps worth emphasising this - in terms of the evening restrictions the OP is encountering, these are based on the ticket type - i.e. the return leg of a Cambridge-London Off-Peak Day Return (so for travel back from London) cannot be used on evening peak trains."

Unless you buy the cheaper GA only fare and travel to Liv St or Tott Hale, in which case there is no evening restriction

What if you have Cambridge to London terminal any permitted. off peak day return. Valid on both Kgx and Lst.

I thought the same evening peak restrictions apply on greater anglia. London to Cambridge. No travel between 4 and 7.

 

[yorkie]

The rail industry has a system described as "simple fares" which means that the restrictions vary depending on the origin, destination, direction, whether it's a day or period return, which london terminal your train departs from, what route is printed on the ticket and various other factors.

What if you have Cambridge to London terminal any permitted. off peak day return. Valid on both Kgx and Lst.

You may be interested to learn that there is a website that has all the restrictions detailed, it's available at http://www.brfares.com/

http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=CBG&dest=1072&tkt=CDR

Restriction Code: J8

APPLICABLE DAYS
Mondays to Fridays

OUTWARD TRAVEL
Not valid on trains timed to
arrive at:

London Terminals after 04:29
and before 10:00;

Stratford International_or
Stratford (London) after 04:29
and before 09:50;

Tottenham Hale or Seven
Sisters after 04:29 and before
09:40.

Not valid on trains timed to
depart:

London Terminals after 04:29
and before 09:30;

London Liverpool Street after
16:28 and before 18:35;

London Kings Cross after 16:28
until 19:01;

northbound from Seven Sisters
after 04:29 and before 09:40,
after 16:44 and before 18:50;

northbound from Stratford
(London)_after 04:29 and
before 09:38, after 16:35 and
before 18:42;

northbound from Tottenham
Hale after 04:29 and before
09:40, after 16:40 and before
18:41.

RETURN TRAVEL
Not valid on trains timed to
depart:

London Terminals after 04:29
and before 09:30;

London Liverpool Street after
16:28 and before 18:35;

London_Kings Cross after 16:28
until 19:01;

northbound from Seven Sisters
after 04:29 and before 09:40,
after 16:44 and before 18:50;

northbound from Stratford
(London)_after 04:29 and
before 09:38, after 16:35 and
before 18:42;

northbound from Tottenham Hale
after 04:29 and before 09:40,
after 16:40 and before 18:41.

EASEMENTS

16:30 London Liverpool St to
Norwich service - from
Liverpool St to Derby Road
(Ipswich), Trimley and
Felixstowe only, changing at
Ipswich.

16:32 London Liverpool St to
Ipswich service - easment
applies from Liverpool Street
to Derby Road (Ipswich),
Trimley and Felixstowe only,
changing at Ipswich.

18:30 London Liverpool St to
Norwich service - from
Liverpool St to Derby Road
(Ipswich), Trimley and
Felixstowe only, changing at
Ipswich.

Travel is permitted on
services from Kings Cross to
Ely, Littleport, Downham
Market, Watlington, Kings Lynn
March, Lakenheath, Newmarket,
Dullingham and Shippea Hill
between 16:29 and 19:00.

SEASONAL VARIATIONS
Evening peak restrictions from
Liverpool Street, Stratford
(London), Tottenham Hale and
Seven Sisters are lifted
during school holiday and
half-term periods, as follows
(dates are inclusive):

Monday 3 to Thursday 13th
April 2017(Friday 14 and
Monday 17 are holidays)

Tuesday 30 May to Friday 2
June 2017 (Monday 29 is a
holiday)

Monday 24 July to Tuesday 5
September 2017

Friday 20 to Friday 27 October
2017

Wednesday 20 December 2017 to
Wednesday 3 January 2018

Monday 12 to Friday 16
February 2018

Thursday 29 March to Friday
13 April 2018

I thought the same evening peak restrictions apply on greater anglia. London to Cambridge. No travel between 4 and 7.

See above.