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I have a friend catching a train at Euston. He's got more luggage than he can easily handle by himself. I want to help him get his luggage to the train. He's being met by another friend at his destination who will help from the train.
I understand that the mainline platforms at Euston have ticket barriers. Is there a procedure to give me access to the platform to help him. Back when I was a lad one could obtain a platform ticket for this purpose. Do such tickets still exist, and how would I get one at Euston.
I found the following very reasonable statement on Department of Transport website.
At stations with a CTA, operators must make arrangements for people
who are not travelling to be allowed into the part of the station
covered by the CTA, if they have a good reason. This includes people
who are meeting passengers, seeing passengers off or helping them with
luggage
So I think it should be possible to help my friend, just not sure how to make sure that I can.
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I have a friend catching a train at Euston. He's got more luggage than he can easily handle by himself. I want to help him get his luggage to the train. He's being met by another friend at his destination who will help from the train.
I understand that the mainline platforms at Euston have ticket barriers. Is there a procedure to give me access to the platform to help him. Back when I was a lad one could obtain a platform ticket for this purpose. Do such tickets still exist, and how would I get one at Euston.
I found the following very reasonable statement on Department of Transport website.
At stations with a CTA, operators must make arrangements for people
who are not travelling to be allowed into the part of the station
covered by the CTA, if they have a good reason. This includes people
who are meeting passengers, seeing passengers off or helping them with
luggage
So I think it should be possible to help my friend, just not sure how to make sure that I can.
uk trains tickets
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago
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I have a friend catching a train at Euston. He's got more luggage than he can easily handle by himself. I want to help him get his luggage to the train. He's being met by another friend at his destination who will help from the train.
I understand that the mainline platforms at Euston have ticket barriers. Is there a procedure to give me access to the platform to help him. Back when I was a lad one could obtain a platform ticket for this purpose. Do such tickets still exist, and how would I get one at Euston.
I found the following very reasonable statement on Department of Transport website.
At stations with a CTA, operators must make arrangements for people
who are not travelling to be allowed into the part of the station
covered by the CTA, if they have a good reason. This includes people
who are meeting passengers, seeing passengers off or helping them with
luggage
So I think it should be possible to help my friend, just not sure how to make sure that I can.
uk trains tickets
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
I have a friend catching a train at Euston. He's got more luggage than he can easily handle by himself. I want to help him get his luggage to the train. He's being met by another friend at his destination who will help from the train.
I understand that the mainline platforms at Euston have ticket barriers. Is there a procedure to give me access to the platform to help him. Back when I was a lad one could obtain a platform ticket for this purpose. Do such tickets still exist, and how would I get one at Euston.
I found the following very reasonable statement on Department of Transport website.
At stations with a CTA, operators must make arrangements for people
who are not travelling to be allowed into the part of the station
covered by the CTA, if they have a good reason. This includes people
who are meeting passengers, seeing passengers off or helping them with
luggage
So I think it should be possible to help my friend, just not sure how to make sure that I can.
uk trains tickets
uk trains tickets
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
asked 1 hour ago
djna
2,7831020
2,7831020
What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago
add a comment |Â
What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago
What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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Ticket barriers still have to be manned, because a human is still needed to deal with tickets that have got demagnetised, those where the magstripe was never correctly written in the first place, creased/crumpled tickets, jammed readers, and so on.
Cambridge has a CTA, and I've never been refused access without a ticket to the platform when I had a reason to want to go (helping with luggage / meeting elderly or young travellers / confirming someone departed on the right train / etc.). The person manning the barrier just overrides the gate so I can enter without a ticket, then remembers me and lets me out when I reappear a few minutes later. I can confirm that platform tickets no longer exist, because I asked.
Ask (for access) and ye shall receive, I strongly suspect.
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
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My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
6
down vote
Ticket barriers still have to be manned, because a human is still needed to deal with tickets that have got demagnetised, those where the magstripe was never correctly written in the first place, creased/crumpled tickets, jammed readers, and so on.
Cambridge has a CTA, and I've never been refused access without a ticket to the platform when I had a reason to want to go (helping with luggage / meeting elderly or young travellers / confirming someone departed on the right train / etc.). The person manning the barrier just overrides the gate so I can enter without a ticket, then remembers me and lets me out when I reappear a few minutes later. I can confirm that platform tickets no longer exist, because I asked.
Ask (for access) and ye shall receive, I strongly suspect.
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
Ticket barriers still have to be manned, because a human is still needed to deal with tickets that have got demagnetised, those where the magstripe was never correctly written in the first place, creased/crumpled tickets, jammed readers, and so on.
Cambridge has a CTA, and I've never been refused access without a ticket to the platform when I had a reason to want to go (helping with luggage / meeting elderly or young travellers / confirming someone departed on the right train / etc.). The person manning the barrier just overrides the gate so I can enter without a ticket, then remembers me and lets me out when I reappear a few minutes later. I can confirm that platform tickets no longer exist, because I asked.
Ask (for access) and ye shall receive, I strongly suspect.
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
Ticket barriers still have to be manned, because a human is still needed to deal with tickets that have got demagnetised, those where the magstripe was never correctly written in the first place, creased/crumpled tickets, jammed readers, and so on.
Cambridge has a CTA, and I've never been refused access without a ticket to the platform when I had a reason to want to go (helping with luggage / meeting elderly or young travellers / confirming someone departed on the right train / etc.). The person manning the barrier just overrides the gate so I can enter without a ticket, then remembers me and lets me out when I reappear a few minutes later. I can confirm that platform tickets no longer exist, because I asked.
Ask (for access) and ye shall receive, I strongly suspect.
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
Ticket barriers still have to be manned, because a human is still needed to deal with tickets that have got demagnetised, those where the magstripe was never correctly written in the first place, creased/crumpled tickets, jammed readers, and so on.
Cambridge has a CTA, and I've never been refused access without a ticket to the platform when I had a reason to want to go (helping with luggage / meeting elderly or young travellers / confirming someone departed on the right train / etc.). The person manning the barrier just overrides the gate so I can enter without a ticket, then remembers me and lets me out when I reappear a few minutes later. I can confirm that platform tickets no longer exist, because I asked.
Ask (for access) and ye shall receive, I strongly suspect.
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
answered 1 hour ago
MadHatter
7,04612646
7,04612646
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
add a comment |Â
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
My only slight doubt about this is whether the big London terminus stations are the same. I agree it happens at the smaller stations just as you describe.
– mdewey
16 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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What does CTA mean?
– vclaw
33 mins ago
As I remember the platform at Euston my train departed from when I was there in May there was no ticket barrier.
– Henrik
11 mins ago