A paper Travelcard issued on London Underground ticket stock
Location
Greater London
Launched
May 1983
Technology
Magnetic stripe
Oyster card
Manager
Transport for London
Currency
Pound sterling
Validity
London Underground (1983)
London Buses (1983)
DLR (1987)
National Rail (1989)
London Trams (2000)
London Overground (2007)
Elizabeth line (2022)
Retailed
Online
Telephone
Newsagents
Stations
Variants
Anytime Travelcard
Off-Peak Travelcard
Website
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
The Travelcard is an inter-modal travel ticket for unlimited use on the London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth line, Docklands Light Railway, London Trams, London Buses and National Rail services in the Greater London area.[1] Travelcards can be purchased for a period of time varying from one day to a year, from Transport for London, National Rail and their agents. Depending on where it is purchased, and the length of validity, a Travelcard is either printed on a paper ticket with a magnetic stripe or encoded onto an Oyster card, Transport for London's contactless electronic smart card, or an ITSO smartcard issued by a National Rail train operating company.[2] The cost of a Travelcard is determined by the area it covers and, for this purpose, London is divided into a number of fare zones. The Travelcard season ticket for unlimited travel on London Buses and the London Underground was launched on 22 May 1983 by London Transport.[3][4] One Day Travelcards and validity on other transport modes were added from 1984 onwards. The introduction of the Travelcard caused an increase in patronage and reduced the number of tickets that needed to be purchased by passengers.[5]
^Transport for London (January 2009). "Your guide to fares and tickets within Zones 1-6" (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009.
^GWR Touch smartcard
^Tony Grayling & Stephen Glaister (2000). A new fares contract for London.
^"Smile please, by unknown artist, 1983". London Transport. 1983.
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The Travelcard is an inter-modal travel ticket for unlimited use on the London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth line, Docklands Light Railway...
created in May 1983 and in January 1991 part of it was split off to create Travelcard Zone 6. It extends from approximately 9.75 to 12.75 miles (15.69 to 20...
are also known simply as zones or travelcard zones, referring to their use in calculating prices for the travelcards or pay-as-you-go caps. Before flat...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
concentric zones for the purpose of determining the cost of single fares and Travelcards. Every London Underground line—except for the Waterloo & City line—has...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
Southeastern Docklands Light Railway Travelcards on Oyster not accepted on Southeastern services. Paper Travelcards must state "Plus High Speed" to be valid...
explanation of Travelcards. Tube, DLR and London Overground Travelcards may be used on buses in all zones. Trams may also be used if the travelcard includes...
Railway use Transport for London's Travelcard zones to calculate fares, including fares on the Underground only. Travelcard Zone 1 is the most central, encompassing...
Zones 7–9, C, G and W Superimposed on these mode-specific regimes is the Travelcard system, which provides zonal tickets with validities from one day to one...
Greenwich and Lewisham. There are 368 railway stations in the London Travelcard Zones on an extensive above-ground suburban railway network. South London...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
2015[update], 92% of operational expenditure is covered by passenger fares. The Travelcard ticket was introduced in 1983 and Oyster card, a contactless ticketing...
Zone 5 may refer to: Travelcard Zone 5, of the Transport for London zonal system Hardiness zone, a geographically defined zone in which a specific category...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
Zone 2 may refer to: Travelcard Zone 2, of the Transport for London zonal system Hardiness zone, a geographically defined zone in which a specific category...
Lane, at the southern edge of Clapham Common. It is in both Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3. The station was designed by Charles Holden and was...
public transport. Most of Kensington is served by three stations in the Travelcard Zone 1: High Street Kensington, Gloucester Road and South Kensington....
each train that uses it. Heathrow is nevertheless included within the Travelcard scheme and daily/weekly fare capping as fare zone 6 stations. Before the...
Underground and national rail services within the London travelcard area. All tickets and (London) Travelcards were available on weekly, monthly and annual bases...
Zone 3 may refer to: Travelcard Zone 3, of the Transport for London zonal system Hardiness zone 3, a geographically defined zone in which a specific category...
operated by Southern, and it is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Travelcard Zone 3 (Travelcards with either zone are valid). The station was designed...
Zone 6 may refer to: Travelcard Zone 6, of the Transport for London zonal system Hardiness zone, a geographically defined zone in which a specific category...
pay-as-you-go Oyster card, or on presentation of a valid non-PAYG Oyster or Travelcard (the cable car is not fully integrated into Transport for London's ticketing...
by the Jubilee line between Canary Wharf and Canning Town stations, in Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3. An Underground station was first proposed for the Greenwich...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
organisations Airports Major stations Roads Ticketing Freedom Pass Oyster card Travelcard Other Cycle routes History of public transport authorities London Transport...
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