dan_atki
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Something that's been bugging me for a while now is the strange advice that I've been given by staff and the National Rail website.
If I wish to travel from Swaythling to Southampton Central then for some reason I am allowed to go via Southampton Airport (for the fast services). No mention of this arrangement is given in the Easements part of the routeing guide and the only thing I have read about such doubling back is within group stations (of which all three - SWG, SOU, and SOA - fall into) where it says along the lines of doubling back within a group is allowed for for better interchanges and station facilities EXCEPT where the origin/destination is in the group:
Do different rules apply if BOTH origin and destination are in the group or is there something in the ERG that I'm missing?
Thanks
If I wish to travel from Swaythling to Southampton Central then for some reason I am allowed to go via Southampton Airport (for the fast services). No mention of this arrangement is given in the Easements part of the routeing guide and the only thing I have read about such doubling back is within group stations (of which all three - SWG, SOU, and SOA - fall into) where it says along the lines of doubling back within a group is allowed for for better interchanges and station facilities EXCEPT where the origin/destination is in the group:
ERG said:GROUP STATIONS
The stations listed at the bottom of this page are grouped together to improve interchange between trains by offering customers access to a wider choice of train services and station facilities. A customer may travel via any station in a group, including doubling back, provided that the group is on one of the permitted routes between their origin and destination stations. This extended availability is for interchange purposes only and does not apply where the origin or destination stations are part of a group.
SOUTHAMPTON GROUP
Millbrook Hants
Redbridge Hants
Southampton Airport Parkway
Southampton Central
St Denys
Swaythling
Do different rules apply if BOTH origin and destination are in the group or is there something in the ERG that I'm missing?
Thanks