trainophile
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I'm looking at a possible day trip from Southport to Sale (for old times sake, I grew up there!). The day return off peak fare with senior railcard is showing as £14.30, changing onto the Metrolink at Deansgate G-Mex. However the Metrolink station is given as Deansgate-Castlefield, so first question is are they miles apart?
The round trip fare to Sale with railcard shows as £14.30 and does not appear to recognize that there should be a railcard discount. I can go Southport to Deansgate return for £7.05, and the Metrolink adult return (I don't qualify for a concessionary fare yet) is £3.60, so bought separately the trip would be £10.65, a saving of £3.65 on the full journey bought as one ticket.
I've never used a Metrolink before and have no idea how to do it. Apparently there are pay stations at their embarkation points and a Travelshop at Piccadilly, but as Deansgate is before Piccadilly I don't suppose I'd be allowed to travel to Piccadilly to buy the Metrolink ticket and then travel back to Deansgate without buying another ticket, even though they are both "Manchester stations"?
Any guidance or advice from seasoned Metrolink users would be much appreciated. Also anyone know why the big fare difference when including the Metrolink part of the journey in a fares search?
The round trip fare to Sale with railcard shows as £14.30 and does not appear to recognize that there should be a railcard discount. I can go Southport to Deansgate return for £7.05, and the Metrolink adult return (I don't qualify for a concessionary fare yet) is £3.60, so bought separately the trip would be £10.65, a saving of £3.65 on the full journey bought as one ticket.
I've never used a Metrolink before and have no idea how to do it. Apparently there are pay stations at their embarkation points and a Travelshop at Piccadilly, but as Deansgate is before Piccadilly I don't suppose I'd be allowed to travel to Piccadilly to buy the Metrolink ticket and then travel back to Deansgate without buying another ticket, even though they are both "Manchester stations"?
Any guidance or advice from seasoned Metrolink users would be much appreciated. Also anyone know why the big fare difference when including the Metrolink part of the journey in a fares search?