Rail Cards
It is also possible to receive concessionary
fares for rail travel.
Senior Railcard
You must be aged over 60 to qualify. If you qualify, your senior
railcard discount (1/3 off most fares) will apply to:
- Standard Off-Peak Day Singles and Returns
- Anytime Singles and Returns
- Anytime Day Singles and Returns
- First Class Off-Peak Day Returns
- First Class Anytime Day Singles and Returns
- First Class Anytime Singles and Returns
- Advance fares*
- Most Rail Rovers
- Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak;
- The Weekender
- Gatwick Express, Stansted Express, Heathrow Express and
Heathrow Connect services
- London Underground All Zones Off-Peak Day Travelcard (subject
to a munimum fare) - please enquire locally for details.
- Oyster (Transport for London) - Now you can get your Railcard
discount loaded on to your Oyster card to save 1/3 on the daily cap
on pay as you go
- Through tickets for travel on the Railair link between Reading
and Heathrow Airport
- PLUSBUS - unlimited bus travel at your origin/destination
station on participating operators. Visit Plus
Bus or your local staffed station for further details.
- Some rail/sea journeys with Wightlink, Red Funnel Ferries and
Stena Line
* These tickets need to be booked before you travel.
Please note that not every ticket type is available for every
journey that you may wish to make, and that some time and train
restrictions may apply. To avoid confusion, please check before
booking.
Available from National Rail at a cost of £26
per year further information can be found the Senior Railcard
Website.
Alternatively, if you are a permanent resident of Cheshire
East Council, they can be purchased from any Centre below
at a cost of £22.00
- Alsager Library, Sandbach Road North, Alsager, ST7 2QH
- Congleton Library, Market Square, Congleton, CW12 1ET
- Crewe Customer Service Centre, Ground Floor, Delamere House,
Crewe CW1 2JZ
- Disley Parish Council, 19 Buxton Old Road, Disley, SK12
2BB
- Holmes Chapel Customer Service Point, The Library, London Road,
Holmes Chapel, CW4 7AP
- Knutsford Library, Toft Road, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16
0PG
- Macclesfield Customer Service Centre, Town Hall, Macclesfield,
SK10 1DX
- Middlewich Library, Lewin Street, Middlewich, CW10 9AS
- Nantwich Customer Service Point, Civic Hall, Market Street,
Nantwich CW5 5DG
- Poynton Customer Service Point, Civic Hall, Poynton, SK12
1RB
- Sandbach Customer Service Centre, Westfields, Middlewich Road,
Sandbach, CW11 1HZ
- Wilmslow Library, South Drive, Wilmslow, SK9 1NW
If you lose your railcard, provided you can produce the
completed "Receipt" portion of your original application form, then
an application for the replacement of a lost or damaged Railcard
can be made at any staffed station ticket office. A £5
administration fee will be payable. However, if your Railcard has
been stolen and you have obtained a crime reference
number/documentation issued by the Police, then a free replacement
will normally be made. Please note that you must pay the full fare,
which is not refundable, until you have obtained a replacement
Railcard.
At the time of application you will be required to provide
Applications must be made in person at one of the outlets listed
on the Concessionary Travel page.
Disabled Persons Railcard
Must meet criteria as set out by
the Disabled persons railcard office to qualify. Available from
National Rail at a cost of £20 per year,
alternatively if you are a permanent resident of Cheshire East
Council an exchange voucher can be issued at a cost
of £13
If you qualify, you can get a 1/3 off all these ticket
types:
- Off-Peak Day Singles and Returns.
- Anytime Day Singles and Returns.
- Anytime Singles and Returns.
- Off-Peak.
- First Class Anytime Day Singles and Returns.
- First Class Anytime Singles and Returns.
You can also get discounts on London All Zones Off Peak Day
Travelcards (subject to a minimum fare) and on some advance
purchase tickets offered by individual Train Companies. Please
enquire locally for details.
At the time of application you will be required to provide
Applications must be made in person at one of the outlets listed
on the Concessionary Travel page.
