I'm a total novice to all this, so I hope that I'm putting it in the right place.
I want to get an annual season ticket from Surbiton (SUR) to Epsom (EPS). The recognised routes from SUR to EPS (on the National Rail journey planner) are via Raynes Park (RAY) or Wimbledon (WIM).
I have looked on the South West Trains season ticket calculator and the National Rail season ticket calculator, but both of those say no such ticket exists. (I also searched this forum, but I can't find anything on point).
What I find most confusing is that both season ticket calculators will give me a price for an annual ticket from SUR to Ewell West (EWW), the station immediately preceding EPS; they will also give me a price for an annual ticket from SUR to Ashtead (AHD), the station immediately following EPS.
All trains that stop at EWW also stop at EPS and ADH and they are all South West Trains services.
So why can't I get an annual ticket to EPS when I can get one to the stations either side of it?
To add to the confusion if you look at the price of a peak single ticket on the National Rail journey planner, the cost for SUR-EPS (via WIM) is £7.40, but SUR-AHD (via WIM) is £5.50, even though you use the self same trains to make the journey, you just get off a stop later to get to AHD than for EPS.
Worse than that, the journey planner actually tells you that you need to buy two separate tickets for SUR-EPS (one SUR-WIM and one WIM-EPS), but you can use a singe ticket for the SUR-AHD journey.
Is this just a glitch or am I getting my information wrong?
If it isn't, is there some sensible way for me to get an annual season ticket for SUR-EPS?
Any help gratefully received.
Thanks
I want to get an annual season ticket from Surbiton (SUR) to Epsom (EPS). The recognised routes from SUR to EPS (on the National Rail journey planner) are via Raynes Park (RAY) or Wimbledon (WIM).
I have looked on the South West Trains season ticket calculator and the National Rail season ticket calculator, but both of those say no such ticket exists. (I also searched this forum, but I can't find anything on point).
What I find most confusing is that both season ticket calculators will give me a price for an annual ticket from SUR to Ewell West (EWW), the station immediately preceding EPS; they will also give me a price for an annual ticket from SUR to Ashtead (AHD), the station immediately following EPS.
All trains that stop at EWW also stop at EPS and ADH and they are all South West Trains services.
So why can't I get an annual ticket to EPS when I can get one to the stations either side of it?
To add to the confusion if you look at the price of a peak single ticket on the National Rail journey planner, the cost for SUR-EPS (via WIM) is £7.40, but SUR-AHD (via WIM) is £5.50, even though you use the self same trains to make the journey, you just get off a stop later to get to AHD than for EPS.
Worse than that, the journey planner actually tells you that you need to buy two separate tickets for SUR-EPS (one SUR-WIM and one WIM-EPS), but you can use a singe ticket for the SUR-AHD journey.
Is this just a glitch or am I getting my information wrong?
If it isn't, is there some sensible way for me to get an annual season ticket for SUR-EPS?
Any help gratefully received.
Thanks