The First Contactless Only Station (No Oyster)

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2019-10-07に共有

On the London Rail and Tube Map, Brookmans Park has appeared with a 'Contactless' symbol next to it, denoting it can be used for Contactless PAYG travel, but NOT Oyster cards!

You can still use a paper ticket - as always - of course, but there's more of these to come, with nine stations about to appear on the Tube Map which will also be Contactless Only/No Oyster. I went for a ride to Brooksmans Park to investigate.

With thanks to Mike from the 'Oyster Rail' website. For so much information about Oyster/Contacless and your questions answered, have a look at Mike's amazing site: www.oyster-rail.org.uk/

コメント (21)

@eddy66t6 4年前

"I have been here before..." Says man known for visiting all the stations....
@GregRobsonUK 4年前

The year is 2035 and Birmingham New Street has been added to the London Tube Map under "Zone 43"...
@Joe-cs3fr 4年前

I'm 16 so use a 16+ Oyster card - a contactless card would charge me the full adult fare, and a paper ticket would also cost me the full adult fare without a 16-25 railcard... not sure I'm a fan of this
@KeshtheKing 4年前

"Mind the gap between the train and the contactless platform."
@TheStevenWhiting 4年前

"Seek assistance" yet alot of the stations they've removed all the staff. Thats the next thing to do. Go round noting all station where the ticket offices have all been shutdown.
@Vokabre 4年前

So, would the stations that don't accept contactless be called contactlessless?
@geniusphil1 4年前

15 zones to match the number of storeys each tube station has.
@dronespace 4年前

I am completely against this. The whole point of oyster is to have a simplified system where you can use the card everywhere. If they start having stations that don't allow them then that completely defeats the point
@jermainelong1843 4年前

The orange colour scheme on the reader would suit London Overground stations better.
@patrickwigmore3462 4年前

So Oyster cards; famously contactless; are no longer "contactless", despite still being contactless? Nope. It's not confusing enough. They need to do better.
@Jim_Welch_OK 4年前

Programmer's worst nightmare: "You new assignment is to fix bugs on the legacy system."
@frankw4847 4年前

Is it just me or do others also think that unoysterable stations are actually not very user friendly?
@martijnkosters9024 4年前

Let's restrict your payment options, yay? It is so confusing, Geoff even struggles, it feels like it is one step away from random fares in your disadvantage.
@K-o-R 4年前

Can I get my Railcard discount on contactless yet? No? Then this is a bad move. Can I put my Railcard and PAYG balance on my SWT Smart/SWR Touch/whatever-the-hell-the-next-incompatible-smartcard-is-called? No? Then this is a bad move. The entire point of Oyster is its simplicity of use.
@harrierjames7727 4年前

This is literally just stupidity.
@spiccybaby 4年前

They don't want old people in Brookmans Park.
@johnstilljohn3181 4年前

Is this level of fare structure complexity really necessary...?
@allthestroke88 4年前

This was a very informative video. And I'm still very confused.
@caw25sha 4年前

Year 2020 - The Oxford English Dictionary announce that Oysterable has been added to the dictionary.
@villageorganist 4年前

A fascinating video. I used to commute to Brookman’s Park once a week - with a paper ticket - from the suburban platforms at Kings Cross. I would sit at the front of the dmu and enjoy the smell of the fumes and the bell-ringing as we approached each signal. Times have certainly changed!