Transfares Are Changing! What If I Start My Journey on a Zone Boundary? from 6 January 2008, Buying a Transfare Will Be Much Easier
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Bus stops and Metro stations on boundaries are in both zones. We have reduced the number of tickets and zones and have For example, if you travel from Felling to Windy Nook via made the map far simpler to understand. Heworth your whole journey is in the green zone so you need a one zone Transfare (T1 on Metro). Similarly if you travel Is a Transfare ticket for me? from Felling to the Freeman Hospital via Monument your You can buy a Transfare ticket when your journey includes journey is entirely in the yellow zone so you need a one zone travelling on more than one type of transport, e.g. Metro and Transfare (T1 on Metro). bus. Transfares allow you to buy just one ticket for your journey. How do I buy one on Metro? In general a Transfare allows you to make a journey of two Simply choose either T1, T2 or T3 on the Metro ticket machine legs on different types of transport. depending on how many zones you'll be travelling in, and pay. You must start the second part of your journey within 90 minutes of buying your ticket. How do I buy one on the bus or the Shields Ferry? How do I work out the number of zones I'm Just tell your bus driver or Ferry operator where you are going travelling in? and they will work out what ticket you need. l The map overleaf shows Tyne and Wear divided into just 3 zones - yellow, green and grey. Is travel on Northern Rail included? l If your journey is entirely within just one zone (yellow, Yes, Transfares bought on Metro or bus or Ferry will be green OR grey) - you only need a 1 zone Transfare (T1 accepted on Northern Rail services between Sunderland and on Metro). the MetroCentre. l If you are travelling in the yellow AND the green zones or the green AND the grey zones - you need a 2 zone Where can I find out more information? Transfare (T2 on Metro). Visitwww.nexus.org.uk for up to date information. l And if you are travelling in the yellow, green AND grey zones you need a 3 zone Transfare (T3 on Metro). For example, if you're travelling from Pelaw Metro station to Washington, you would need a 2 zone Transfare, as you're travelling through the green and grey zones. public transport info 0871 200 22 33 (Child Transfares allow travel within all three zones). north east.