kdoganorak
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Hi. This is quite a long post, so thanks in advance to anyone who reads it. Any advice would be gratefully received.
I am moving to Kent - to a place half way between East Malling (Maidstone East Line) and Aylesford (Medway Valley line). I work just off City Road near Angel in London. About 15 mins walk from Farringdon
Most days it would suit me toe get the direct Ashford Int. to Blackfriars service (then change for Farringdon) in at least one direction.. changing from a Maidstone East Line train to the Sevenoaks stopper at Bromley South or Otford in the other direction. (getting the direct train in both directions would make my day longer than it needs to be )
At times (i.e. around once a week) I am likely to want to make use of other options such as getting the High Speed Train via Aylesford/Strood or travelling Victoria
However the limited flexibility I am after probably wouldn't warrant the additional cost of a travelcard and/or high speed ticket (the latter of which I am assuming would need to start from Maidstone to give me validity form Aylesford)
Three questions
1) Am I right in my understanding that a ticket to Farringdon is not Valid to Victoria? (may sound like a stupid question)
2) Is a ticket office the only way to get a HS1 upgrade supplement? (if travelling from Aylesford I would want to purchase on the train or from the TVM, and I ask because the relevant page on the Southeastern website only mentions a ticket office)?
3) Is there an option to get a ticket from just north of Zone 1 to give me access to LUL from STP to VIC and validity to trains to/from VIC? (I saw in another post that someone getting a day ticket from the south coast was advised to get a ticket to West Hampstead Thameslink)
Thanks for any advice/thoughts
I am moving to Kent - to a place half way between East Malling (Maidstone East Line) and Aylesford (Medway Valley line). I work just off City Road near Angel in London. About 15 mins walk from Farringdon
Most days it would suit me toe get the direct Ashford Int. to Blackfriars service (then change for Farringdon) in at least one direction.. changing from a Maidstone East Line train to the Sevenoaks stopper at Bromley South or Otford in the other direction. (getting the direct train in both directions would make my day longer than it needs to be )
At times (i.e. around once a week) I am likely to want to make use of other options such as getting the High Speed Train via Aylesford/Strood or travelling Victoria
However the limited flexibility I am after probably wouldn't warrant the additional cost of a travelcard and/or high speed ticket (the latter of which I am assuming would need to start from Maidstone to give me validity form Aylesford)
Three questions
1) Am I right in my understanding that a ticket to Farringdon is not Valid to Victoria? (may sound like a stupid question)
2) Is a ticket office the only way to get a HS1 upgrade supplement? (if travelling from Aylesford I would want to purchase on the train or from the TVM, and I ask because the relevant page on the Southeastern website only mentions a ticket office)?
3) Is there an option to get a ticket from just north of Zone 1 to give me access to LUL from STP to VIC and validity to trains to/from VIC? (I saw in another post that someone getting a day ticket from the south coast was advised to get a ticket to West Hampstead Thameslink)
Thanks for any advice/thoughts