Re: City Rail off peak rail tickets

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

So the peak hour  begins when the first train is run? How early do trains start
running?  Does this mean if I catch a train at say 5.00 am it is peak hour?

Thanks

Chris



Hubert Lam wrote:

> Off peak is from 9am from suburban stations. They are strict to the second.
> I think it the peak should be from the first suburban train that runs (i.e.
> 4am, since that is when Return tickets expire)
>
> <chris@enet21.com.au> wrote in message
> 389E846A.B07C7CE9@enet21.com.au">news:389E846A.B07C7CE9@enet21.com.au...
> > Does  peak hour cover the early hours of morning?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > > chris@enet21.com.au wrote in message
> <389D7818.9AC9AD2D@enet21.com.au>...
> > > >I went to buy  my weekly ticket today- about 2.55 pm Sunday (to avoid
> > > >the Monday crowds). The ticket seller told me if I waited until 3.05pm
> I
> > > >would get a extra day. Can someone fill me in on the times which off
> > > >peak and the way weekly tickets are sold.
> > >
> > > Weekly tickets sold before 3pm count the day of sale as one of the seven
> > > days - those sold after 3pm do not count that day.
> > >
> > > Of peak tickets are available for trains departing after 9am Mondays to
> > > Fridays or all day on weekends, although there are some exceptions - the
> > > super-flyer from Newcastle (0800 from memory) is one train that off-peak
> > > tickets are available.
> > >
> > > Dave
> >