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Senior Citizen Railcard Time Restrictions

• Thread starter Titfield
• Start date 23 Jan 2023
• 23 Jan 2023

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I am booking a ticket to travel from Wareham to London Waterloo on 7/3/2022 at 06:27. I have a Senior Railcard. South Western Railways booking engine is giving me the SC discount on an advance fare (ie the date and time of dept is set) and yet I am sure that the card can not be used at this time. Should I book this ticket or do I remove the railcard from the booking request? I do not want to have a problem on the day with the TTI even though the ticket will clearly show that it is for that date and time.  

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Titfield said: I am booking a ticket to travel from Wareham to London Waterloo on 7/3/2022 at 06:27. I have a Senior Railcard. South Western Railways booking engine is giving me the SC discount on an advance fare (ie the date and time of dept is set) and yet I am sure that the card can not be used at this time. Should I book this ticket or do I remove the railcard from the booking request? I do not want to have a problem on the day with the TTI even though the ticket will clearly show that it is for that date and time. Click to expand...

Haywain said: There is no time restriction on the use of a Senior Railcard with Advance tickets, unlike with walk-up tickets, so you should go ahead and book if you are happy with the fare offered. In any event, if you buy at the price offered for an itinerary and travel on the specified trains a contract exists and you cannot be penalised even if the railcard turns out not to be valid (which it won't in your case). Click to expand...

This restriction must go back to the time when NSE fares were substantially lower than Inter-City over a similar distance so railcard discounts were cut back accordingly, but it now seems illogical to include places as far from London as Exeter, Weymouth, Worcester and Kings Lynn. When I moved to Exeter I realised this might be an issue so made enquiries via Barry Doe and he explained that the Senior Railcard is not valid 'until the off-peak Day Return comes in for the journey you wish to make' which is sometimes much earlier than the oft-quoted 10.00.  

geoffk said: the Senior Railcard is not valid 'until the off-peak Day Return comes in for the journey you wish to make' which is sometimes much earlier than the oft-quoted 10.00. Click to expand...

geoffk said: This restriction must go back to the time when NSE fares were substantially lower than Inter-City over a similar distance so railcard discounts were cut back accordingly Click to expand...

geoffk said: but it now seems illogical to include places as far from London as Exeter, Weymouth, Worcester and Kings Lynn. Click to expand...

wibble said: That's incorrect. The Senior Railcard website states "Your Senior Railcard is NOT valid when travelling between two stations in the Network Railcard area of validity during morning peak time." and there is nothing to say this rule doesn't apply to Advance. Click to expand...

wibble said: If the SWR website gives you the Senior Railcard discount on that train, you're entitled to use it. Click to expand...

• 24 Jan 2023

The OP stated he was buying an Advance ticket. Advance tickets are not marketed as being peak or off peak. If an advance ticket is sold with a discount applied, the ticket has to be valid on that train (and no other).  

I can buy an Advance ticket with Senior railcard for £12.50 on the 0556 from Manningtree to Liverpoool St. (Which is the most overcrowded peak time service from Colchester !) Anytime without discount £37.90. Ticket splits understandably now common on this route.  

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island said: Either of these two reasons could be why the OP has been permitted to use their Railcard earlier than it ought to be usable, or it could be a glitch. Click to expand...

Iggy12a said: The OP stated he was buying an Advance ticket. Advance tickets are not marketed as being peak or off peak. Click to expand...

island said: This, with respect, is neither here nor there. The rules of Senior Railcard are that the Railcard is not valid on journeys entirely within the Network area in the morning peak. Click to expand...

Don't have a source now but I thought the rule was along the lines of "not valid before the relevant CDR becomes available". In the case of an advance flow there is no relevant CDR and thus the rule doesn't apply?  

island said: This, with respect, is neither here nor there. The rules of Senior Railcard are that the Railcard is not valid on journeys entirely within the Network area in the morning peak Click to expand...

• 25 Jan 2023

Iggy12a said: Please define the peak period in relation to an Advance ticket. Click to expand...

• 26 Feb 2023

EveningStar

As somebody on the cusp of getting a Senior Railcard and some journeys planned, couple of thoughts. As I read the T&C, the restriction does not apply if travelling from a station within the Network area to one outside. The other thought is does the restriction apply to using an all line railrover with Senior Citizen railcard? The answer may appear obvious, yet this restriction is (a) not included with other restrictions for using a railrover, and (b) unlimited travel is different from the railcard restriction of, “between two stations”. At the very least, if the restriction does apply I am surprised not to see it (assuming not overlooked, of course!) on the railrover T&C.  

EveningStar said: As I read the T&C, the restriction does not apply if travelling from a station within the Network area to one outside. Click to expand...

EveningStar said: The other thought is does the restriction apply to using an all line railrover with Senior Citizen railcard? Click to expand...

Haywain said: That's correct and vice versa. Note that it applies to the ticket, rather than the journey. Click to expand...

4.2 Discounts are not available on tickets for travel on morning peak services for journeys that start and end within the London & South East area (defined by the Network Railcard area – network-railcard.co.uk/map) on Monday to Friday (except on public holidays). Click to expand...

Haywain said: It would be impossible to impose such a restriction, as the journey cannot be defined. Click to expand...

I though the morning restriction was specifically that discounted tickets for journeys wholly within the Network Railcard Area were linked to the time that the Off Peak Day Return became valid. Looking at the tems and conditions I now see it says it can vary by station (which it will of linked to the Off Peak Day Return). Why can't they just revert to the previous wording, it was far easier to understand.  

Watershed said: The restriction there applies if your tickets are for a journey that's within the restricted period. So a technical interpretation would say that if you bought a London to Peterborough ticket, but used it to make a journey to Huntingdon, the restriction would still apply notwithstanding the fact that Peterborough is outside the Network Area. Click to expand...

Watershed said: Of course it can! A member of staff would simply ask where you are coming from and where you are going. Most people would not be switched-on enough to say somewhere outside the Network Area if their destination were actually within it. Click to expand...

Haywain said: The restriction is implemented at ticket level, on tickets which have an origin and destination within the Network Railcard area. As no additional restriction is imposed to prevent break of journey there would be absolutely nothing to stop the holder of a London to Peterborough ticket leaving the station at Huntingdon. And it simply isn't possible to force them to continue to Peterborough. Click to expand...

Haywain said: But, as stated above, the reestriction is imposed at ticket level and the All Line Railrover does not have either origin or destination stated, and must therefore be considered a ticket which does not fulfil the criteria for restricting the time of use. Click to expand...

• 27 Feb 2023

Watershed said: The way that the restriction is implemented in the industry data Click to expand...

I regularly use senior railcard discounted advance tickets on SWR services before 9am on weekdays. They seem to be available through most booking websites. In my experience SWR guards always check the tickets. I offer my railcard for inspection with the ticket. I have never had an issue. The OP should not be concerned but as a safeguard should carry a copy of the itinerary from the booking site.  

cav1975 said: I regularly use senior railcard discounted tickets on SWR services before 9am on weekdays. They seem to be available through most booking websites. In my experience SWR guards always check the tickets. I offer my railcard for inspection with the ticket. I have never had an issue. The OP should not be concerned but as a safeguard should carry a copy of the itinerary from the booking site. Click to expand...

Haywain said: Are these Advance tickets? The restrictions only apply to walk-up tickets. Click to expand...

Travelled today. Ticket Check. Accepted with no problems.  

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Touring the Top 10 Moscow Metro Stations

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Komsomolskaya metro station looks like a museum. It has vaulted ceilings and baroque decor.

Hidden underground, in the heart of Moscow, are historical and architectural treasures of Russia. These are Soviet-era creations – the metro stations of Moscow.

Our guide Maria introduced these elaborate metro stations as “the palaces for the people.” Built between 1937 and 1955, each station holds its own history and stories. Stalin had the idea of building beautiful underground spaces that the masses could enjoy. They would look like museums, art centers, concert halls, palaces and churches. Each would have a different theme. None would be alike.

The two-hour private tour was with a former Intourist tour guide named Maria. Maria lived in Moscow all her life and through the communist era of 60s to 90s. She has been a tour guide for more than 30 years. Being in her 60s, she moved rather quickly for her age. We traveled and crammed with Maria and other Muscovites on the metro to visit 10 different metro stations.

Arrow showing the direction of metro line 1 and 2

Moscow subways are very clean

To Maria, every street, metro and building told a story. I couldn’t keep up with her stories. I don’t remember most of what she said because I was just thrilled being in Moscow.   Added to that, she spilled out so many Russian words and names, which to one who can’t read Cyrillic, sounded so foreign and could be easily forgotten.

The metro tour was the first part of our all day tour of Moscow with Maria. Here are the stations we visited:

1. Komsomolskaya Metro Station  is the most beautiful of them all. Painted yellow and decorated with chandeliers, gold leaves and semi precious stones, the station looks like a stately museum. And possibly decorated like a palace. I saw Komsomolskaya first, before the rest of the stations upon arrival in Moscow by train from St. Petersburg.

2. Revolution Square Metro Station (Ploshchad Revolyutsii) has marble arches and 72 bronze sculptures designed by Alexey Dushkin. The marble arches are flanked by the bronze sculptures. If you look closely you will see passersby touching the bronze dog's nose. Legend has it that good luck comes to those who touch the dog's nose.

Touch the dog's nose for good luck. At the Revolution Square station

Revolution Square Metro Station

3. Arbatskaya Metro Station served as a shelter during the Soviet-era. It is one of the largest and the deepest metro stations in Moscow.

Arbatskaya Metro Station

4. Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station was built in 1935 and named after the Russian State Library. It is located near the library and has a big mosaic portrait of Lenin and yellow ceramic tiles on the track walls.

Lenin's portrait at the Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Metro Station

5. Kievskaya Metro Station was one of the first to be completed in Moscow. Named after the capital city of Ukraine by Kiev-born, Nikita Khruschev, Stalin's successor.

Kievskaya Metro Station

6. Novoslobodskaya Metro Station  was built in 1952. It has 32 stained glass murals with brass borders.

Novoslobodskaya metro station

7. Kurskaya Metro Station was one of the first few to be built in Moscow in 1938. It has ceiling panels and artwork showing Soviet leadership, Soviet lifestyle and political power. It has a dome with patriotic slogans decorated with red stars representing the Soviet's World War II Hall of Fame. Kurskaya Metro Station is a must-visit station in Moscow.

Ceiling panel and artworks at Kurskaya Metro Station

8. Mayakovskaya Metro Station built in 1938. It was named after Russian poet Vladmir Mayakovsky. This is one of the most beautiful metro stations in the world with 34 mosaics painted by Alexander Deyneka.

Mayakovskaya station

One of the over 30 ceiling mosaics in Mayakovskaya metro station

9. Belorusskaya Metro Station is named after the people of Belarus. In the picture below, there are statues of 3 members of the Partisan Resistance in Belarus during World War II. The statues were sculpted by Sergei Orlov, S. Rabinovich and I. Slonim.

10. Teatralnaya Metro Station (Theatre Metro Station) is located near the Bolshoi Theatre.

Teatralnaya Metro Station decorated with porcelain figures .

Taking the metro's escalator at the end of the tour with Maria the tour guide.

Have you visited the Moscow Metro? Leave your comment below.

January 15, 2017 at 8:17 am

An excellent read! Thanks for much for sharing the Russian metro system with us. We're heading to Moscow in April and exploring the metro stations were on our list and after reading your post, I'm even more excited to go visit them. Thanks again 🙂

December 6, 2017 at 10:45 pm

Hi, do you remember which tour company you contacted for this tour?

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