Peak and off peak tube question
Jun 17th, 2005, 07:34 AM
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Peak and off peak tube question
Does the off peak period on the tube mean that you can't get on a train before 9:30 or that you can't go through the turnstyle (ticket reader gate) until after 9:30. In other words, can you be standing on the platform and be ready to catch the first train after 9:30 or do I have to wait until 9:30 to start heading downstairs to the train?
Jun 17th, 2005, 08:54 AM
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The 9:30 rule seems strictly enforced - in one incident i witnessed one ticket window refused to even sell the off-peak ticket until 9:30am and in another one, on a suburban train, the ticket taker refused to let an off-peak ticket holder thru the barrier and they ended up in a scuffle! Like Robespierre hints at it should matter little as tube service on most lines is every few minutes - what difference can it make really?
Jun 17th, 2005, 04:15 PM
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>> can you be standing on the platform and be ready to catch the first train after 9:30 or do I have to wait until 9:30 to start heading downstairs to the train? <<
Everyone has given you the correct info but just to clarify -- You have to put your ticket through the "ticket reader gate" when going in to the tube station AND when exiting. So your plan just isn't possible.
Everyone has given you the correct info but just to clarify -- You have to put your ticket through the "ticket reader gate" when going in to the tube station AND when exiting. So your plan just isn't possible.
Jun 17th, 2005, 07:46 PM
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I was trying to put together the requirement that the ticket be used upon entrance and exit with the rest of the dialogue.
But I agree that getting to the platform for the first train would involve moving pretty far pretty fast in most stations.
But I agree that getting to the platform for the first train would involve moving pretty far pretty fast in most stations.
Jun 18th, 2005, 05:32 AM
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Andif it's the Tube why can't he/she catch the 9:35 tube - tubes every few minutes on most lines. Something is missing here in why they have to be on the 9:30 tube and not the one a few minutes later.
