Contactless rollout expands in September

A contactless ticket reader. Courtesy Rail Delivery Group

Passenger at 47 stations in South East England will be able to purchase contactless tickets from 22 September.

The extension of the scheme covers all 26 c2c stations, 12 additional South Western Railway stations and others on the Southeastern and London North Western Railway networks. 

Contactless tickets are available for adult fares and also allow travel on London Underground, bus and tram services, capped daily or weekly when travelling into and within London.

Multimodal contactless ticketing is also planned in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.