The 18 Surrey stations where passengers will be able to use contactless payments from 2025

Staines station
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Passengers across 18 Surrey train stations will soon be able to tap-in and tap-out for the first time. From February multiple lines will go fully contactless, making it quicker and easier to get a ticket.

Aimed at making travelling simpler, more accessible and more flexible, the new ticketing system will be rolling out across the south east from the start of next month. Everyone using tap-in tap-out has been guaranteed the best value ticket available on the day.

Contactless ticketing will be rolled out at a further 49 stations throughout 2025, including London Stansted Airport meaning all London airports will be accessible by tap-in tap-out ticketing for the first time ever.

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Many of the stations were due to get contactless payments from last September but a cyber security incident meant the plans were put on hold. Now passengers travelling from 47 stations across the south east will be able to use contactless from Sunday, February 2.

Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy said: “The ticketing system is far too complicated, so we’re taking the stress out of navigating the labyrinth of fares and replacing it with new technology so passengers can simply tap-in tap-out, while being guaranteed the best fare available at the time on the day.

“This hassle-free technology will simplify thousands of journeys every day for passengers across the South East, and it’s something we will roll out to other cities as soon as we can, unlocking growth across the country as part of our Plan for Change. We are delivering the biggest overhaul of our rail network in a generation, putting passengers at the heart of every journey and encouraging more people to choose rail.”

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Tap-in tap-out technology was launched at six Chiltern stations last summer. In the first six months more than 268,000 entries and exits were made using contactless cards or mobile devices which the Department of Transport believes shows its popularity.

Alex Williams, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer at Transport for London (TfL), said: “The popularity of convenient travel via pay as you go with contactless has seen it grow and become increasingly popular across London and the surrounding areas in the 10 years since it launched in London. We are delighted to be extending pay as you go with contactless to a further 47 stations on the 2 February.

“This will further help those travelling by rail outside London do so more flexibly and conveniently, avoid the need to pre-purchase tickets or paper Travelcards when heading into the capital, and support the wider UK economic recovery through easier access to rail travel.”

The Surrey stations including on the list are:

February 2:

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Berkshire stations getting contactless from February 2

  • Datchet

  • Sunnymeads

  • Windsor & Eton Riverside

  • Wraysbury

Further stations getting contactless ticketing in 2025: