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richard

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Cross Pennine Fares Too High - Marsden-Greenfield
« on: August 14, 2009, 06:56:59 AM »
the £4.80 fare for this 5.7mile rail journey is almost 3 times the rate charged for the longer 10 mile journey from Greenfield to Victoria
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Hayley

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Re: Cross Pennine Fares Too High - Marsden-Greenfield
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 08:54:45 AM »
I totally agree. It is a ridiculous amount of money but unfortunately, someone has to pay for the upkeep of the tunnel!

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richard

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Re: Cross Pennine Fares Too High - Marsden-Greenfield
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 02:35:54 PM »
Hi Hayley,

hmm - i don't think the reason for the high fare is that it covers maintenance of the tunnel. My understanding is that it's simply a section of the line that falls between the sections subsidised by the authorities on either side of the Pennines.

If revenue was the problem, then a simple solution would be for Northern Rail to begin collecting fares on their services at weekends and between the Greenfield and Manchester Victoria stops at peak commuter times, but that subject should have a post all of it's own  :)
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Re: Cross Pennine Fares Too High - Marsden-Greenfield
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2010, 02:07:08 PM »
Hi,

due to the recent snow, i've been forced to get the train from Marsden to Manchester victoria and back for work. Imagine my horror when i was asked to cough up £9.40 (!) for a return ticket. This is far more than it costs to run my mx-5 to and from the office for a day! This is a crazy price and was quite happy when i found this topic, at least others are as annoyed as I am! But unfortunately it seems that nothing has been done with the matter since last year.

Also, is it only me, or has anyone else noticed the ticket conductors only seem to show themselves before the tunnel leaving Marsden towards Manchester and after departing Greenfield towards Marsden? It's almost like they are told to collect as much cash as possible from the unlucky few that have to cross the border while literally hundreds of people ride to Ashton/Stalybridge/Mossley/Greenfield for free. I always buy a ticket anyway, but regardless, if EVERYONE was charged a fare, then maybe us few wouldn't have to pay ridiculous amounts.

Rik
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