{"id":19576,"date":"2016-07-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/train-fare-included-16-60-for-walking-between-two-stations-in-birmingham\/"},"modified":"2016-07-13T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T06:10:34","slug":"train-fare-included-16-60-for-walking-between-two-stations-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/train-fare-included-16-60-for-walking-between-two-stations-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Train fare included \u00a316.60 for walking between two stations in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI could save the money if I bought two single tickets for my journey from Bristol to Stratford \u2013 but Trainline.com didn\u2019t tell me thatI had to go from Bristol to Stratford-upon-Avon, booking through thetrainline.com. The one-way ticket price came up at \u00a350.50. Just before confirming the payment I clicked the \u201cShow journeys\u201d button. It showed the route as being from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street, then from Birmingham Moor Street to Stratford. In between the Birmingham stations the carrier was \u201cFoot\u201d. I wondered what the cost breakdown of the journey was, so checked the price of separate tickets. Here\u2019s the answer: Bristol to Birmingham: \u00a326.20; Birmingham to Stratford: \u00a37.70. Total: \u00a333.90. I would have been charged \u00a316.60 for the privilege of walking from New Street to Moor Street station. Perhaps thetrainline.com is trying to drum up cash to fund a rail link? HG, Grantham, LincsIt\u2019s bizarre that buying separate tickets for each leg of a journey can save a hefty percentage of the cost of a through ticket \u2013 you don\u2019t even have to get off at those stations. It\u2019s allowed under the National Conditions of Carriage. Naturally, train operators dislike this dodge and so these bargain options don\u2019t tend to be flagged up on websites. The Trainline tells me it does not set ticket prices and ignores the point that it doesn\u2019t refer passengers to the cheapest available deals. Cross Country, the rail operator, explains that the two-ticket option was cheaper in your case because there were still discounted advance tickets available on the Bristol to Birmingham leg, whereas all the advance through tickets from Bristol to Stratford had sold out. Had the advance tickets on the first leg also sold out, the two-ticket option would have worked out \u00a310 more expensive. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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