From Sunday 8 March, passengers travelling on the Greater Anglia network will benefit from pay as you go contactless ticketing at 20 additional stations, making journeys quicker, simpler and more flexible.
The extension will make it easier for customers travelling on key commuter and airport routes into and out of London, including the Stansted Express route between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport, to touch in and out using a contactless bank card, smartphone, or smart device.
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Updated contactless routes, valid from Sunday 8 March [credit: Greater Anglia]
The extension of contactless ticketing will cover key commuter and airport routes to Southend Victoria, Witham and Stansted Airport, with stations such as Southend Airport, Chelmsford, Harlow Town and Bishop’s Stortford all set to benefit. The recently opened Beaulieu Park station is also included.
Pay as you go contactless will be accepted at the following additional 20 Greater Anglia stations:
Billericay
Beaulieu Park
Bishop’s Stortford
Chelmsford
Harlow Mill
Harlow Town
Hatfield Peverel
Hockley
Ingatestone
Prittlewell
Rayleigh
Rochford
Roydon
Sawbridgeworth
Stansted Airport
Southend Victoria
Stansted Mountfitchet
Wickford
Witham
Southend Airport
Contactless ticketing allows passengers to pay for individual journeys, combining peak and off-peak fares where appropriate, with fares automatically calculated based on where and when they travel. Daily and weekly caps apply on journeys into and within London, helping customers pay the best value fare for their journeys.
Greater Anglia’s Managing Director, Martin Beable, said:
“We are pleased to be able to confirm that pay as you go contactless ticketing will be introduced at a further 20 stations from 8 March, making travel across our network simpler and more flexible for customers.
“This extension is another important step in modernising ticketing on the railway, allowing passengers to tap in and out and pay for the journeys they make, while improving the overall experience for those travelling into and out of London.”
The introduction of contactless ticketing at these stations forms part of a wider programme to simplify fares and ticketing across the rail industry, delivered in partnership with the Department for Transport and Transport for London.
Passengers are encouraged to check that contactless is available at both their departure and destination stations before travelling and to ensure they touch in and out correctly at the start and end of each journey.
