The station will now be included in Zone eight allowing passengers to save cash on fares
Commuters in Dartford are set to see their journey get easier, faster and cheaper after it was announced today that contactless and Oyster payments will be introduced on Southeastern services from the station.
The announcement - which came from Transport for London (TfL) - will mean people travelling from Dartford station will have new and more convenient ways to pay, saving them cash. The station will also become part of London’s zone eight.
The new system will be introduced this Sunday (September 6) as part of TfL’s drive to make journeys easier for customers. People using the service will be able to use zone one to eight travelcard season tickets, and contactless payments will cost the same as Oyster fares. That means users should see financial savings.
A standard anytime single fare for travel to Dartford is currently £8.40, but from Sunday the new pay as you go contactless payment or Oyster single fare will be £7.00 in the peak (saving £1.40) and £4.00 off peak (saving £4.40).
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “Integrating the fares on this route with the wider TfL network makes perfect sense and ties in with our mission to make getting around our city easy for everyone, no matter where they live. I’m delighted that the great people of Dartford can now benefit from contactless payments and Oyster, which offer better fares and a more convenient way to travel.”
TfL’s Director of Customer Experience, Shashi Verma, said: “This is just one of the many projects we are working on to make paying for transport easier for everyone travelling in the Capital and beyond. Over 20 per cent of our pay as you go customers use contactless payment already because it is so quick and easy. There’s no need to top-up, you just touch in and out with your credit or debit card.”
Southeastern’s Commercial Director, Mike Boden, said, “We’re really pleased to be able to offer this service at Dartford station. The investment in this region will benefit a huge number of people and make it easier and cheaper to use our services.”
Source: KentNews