Hale to Bramhall via Piccadilly

[pmgarvey]

This Wednesday I'm going to go from Hale to Bramhall. The obvious route is clearly changing at Stockport, but then it's a connection of over 45 minutes, and sitting on the platform of Stockport sounds supremely dull.

Would it be permissible to stay on the train all the way to Piccadily and then switch to the Bramhall service, or is doubling back in this way not allowed?

 

[yorkie]

Sorry, I can't see any easement that would allow it.

 

[Mutant Lemming]

http://tfgm.com/journey_planning/tickets_rail.cfm?submenuheader=1

If you're going after 09:30 wouldn't one a day ranger do ?

 

[pmgarvey]

http://tfgm.com/journey_planning/tickets_rail.cfm?submenuheader=1

If you're going after 09:30 wouldn't one a day ranger do ?

Nice idea, but would a 16-25 railcard get you a discount, if not then a straight open return is half the price. Just have to take book I suppose. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[pemma]

I assume it's the Bramhall-Hale return part you're commenting on the length of wait as it's longer in that direction than the other.

You could alight the Stoke-Manchester service at Cheadle Hulme and then pick up the Alderley Edge-Manchester service ten minutes later to do Cheadle Hulme-Stockport, to reduce the amount of time you spent sat around at Stockport.

 

[trickyvegas]

Failing that, get the train to Stockport and there's the 378 service to Bramhall from the bus station that runs every 20 minutes.