Re: off peak goulburn return

[jtas@bigpond.com (John)]

The 0800 train from Newcastle to Sydney is an off peak train

j


On Mon, 28 Aug 2000 17:25:47 +1000, "Erk" <erk@erkV69.au.com> wrote:

>Neil
>
>There is a barely publicized list of trains that leave stations before 0900
>that qualify as off-peak ticketing wise and I THINK that this train would be
>one of them.
>
>A City Hopper allows unlimited travel on regular State Transit and CityRail
>services in the city area bounded by Kings Cross, North Sydney and Redfern
>for the day of purchase. If you are not in the city, it also provides return
>travel from your origin station to the city.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>--
>Eric
>www.erk.au.com
>
>
>Neil Crellin wrote in message <39A9EB06.4F7EFD13@iprimus.com.au>...
>|Weekdays a Goulburn train leaves Sydney Central at 8.57am just outside
>|the 9.00am start of off-peak returns. However, if you buy a peak return
>|to Glenfield, catch the 8.40am Campbelltown service arriving Glenfield
>|9.14am, you have 13 minutes to buy a Glenfield - Goulburn off peak
>|return.  Goulburn train leaves Glenfield at 9.27am. This saves $17 off
>|the full return Goulburn fare of $48 and is only $3 dearer than the off
>|peak fare of $28. Is this necessary or do CityRail stretch the off peak
>|area by three minutes for this train?
>|As a Queenslander, I would also like to know what exactly a city hopper
>|fare entails as I can't find full information on the CityRail site
>|
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