2011 fare rises: Mixed news for Charlton

That groggy first day back at work of 2011 will be bad enough, but it’ll also include fare rises for London’s commuters. For zone 3 stations such as Charlton, Westcombe Park and Woolwich Dockyard, there’s a mixed picture. Most off-peak fares are frozen, but there’s sharp increases to one-day travelcards. Meanwhile, the abolition of travelcards and Oyster price caps for zones 2-6 opens up the possibility of incredibly steep rises for anyone who doesn’t have to travel into central London. There’s no figures yet for paper tickets, or for monthly/ annual travelcards.

Single Oyster fares from January 2011:
Peak fares apply before 9.30am and between 4pm-6.59pm.

	Off-peak	Old peak	New peak	Peak % rise
Zone 1-3	£2.00	£2.60	£2.80	+7.7%
1-3 +tube	£3.20*	£3.70	£4.10	+10.8%
Zone 3	£1.30	£1.40	£1.50	+7.1%
2-3, 3-4	£1.50	£1.80	£1.90	+5.5%
Zones 3-5	£1.70	£2.20	£2.30	+4.5%
Zones 3-6	£2.00	£2.70	£2.90	+7.4%

*this off-peak fare is up by 10p (3.2%)

Weekly travelcards

	Old rate	New rate	% rise
Zones 1-3	£30.20	£32.20	+6.6%
2-3, 3-4	£19.00	£20.80	+9.4%
Zones 3-5	£21.40	£22.80	+6.5%
Zones 3-6	£25.60	£27.40	+7%

Peak travelcards/ Oyster fare caps (if you travel before 9.30am)

	Old fare/cap	New fare/cap	% rise
Zone 1-3	£8.60	£10.00	+16.2%
Zone 1-4	£10.00	£10.00	–
Zone 1-6	£14.80	£15.00	+1.3%
Zone 2-6	£9*	£10-£15	+11.1-66.6%