List of stations in London fare zones 7–9

Fare zones 7–9 are ancillary zones of the Travelcard and Oyster card fares scheme managed by Transport for London, used for calculating fares from some stations outside Greater London that are not in zones 4, 5 and 6.[note a] Travelcards are available on Oyster with validity in these zones. They are not included in the validity of National Rail out-boundary Travelcards unless mentioned in the Route section as "AAA LDN ZONE 7-9". Fare zones 10–15 (or A–F by their hexadecimal number) have fares set by National Rail train operating companies and the zones themselves are not publicised. The fare zones are outside Greater London, typically more than 16 miles (26 km) from Piccadilly Circus.

"Zone B" redirects here. For the region of Italy under Yugoslav military administration 1945-47, see Morgan Line § Zone B.

Scope

The zones extend in segments from the boundary of Greater London to the north and west into Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, to the east into Essex and Kent and to the south into Surrey and West Sussex. Unlike zones 1–6, they do not form complete rings around London but rather patches.[1] They include eight London Underground stations on the Metropolitan line and London Overground stations.

Zone 7

Zone 7 consists of the Hertfordshire stations on the Metropolitan Line and the first London Overground and West Anglia Main Line stations outside zone 6.

Station Local authority Managed by Notes
Carpenders ParkThree RiversLondon Overground
ChorleywoodLondon Undergroundalso served by Chiltern Railways
Croxley
Moor Parkalso in zone 6
Rickmansworthalso served by Chiltern Railways
Theobalds GroveBroxbourneLondon Overground
Waltham CrossGreater Anglia
WatfordWatfordLondon Underground

Zone 8

Zone 8 consists of Chalfont & Latimer, the remaining London Overground stations where TfL set fares, and stations in Kent where Oyster is valid.

Station Local authority Managed by Notes
BusheyWatfordLondon Overgroundalso served by London Northwestern Railway
Chalfont & LatimerBuckinghamshireLondon Undergroundalso served by Chiltern Railways
CheshuntBroxbourneGreater Angliaalso served by London Overground
DartfordDartfordSoutheasternalso served by Thameslink
SwanleySevenoaks
Watford High StreetWatfordLondon Overground

Zone 9

Zone 9 consists of Amersham, Brentwood and Chesham. Cuffley and Epsom are technically in this zone (for capping purposes only), but not publicised as such due to cheaper paper fares on weekly, monthly and annual tickets.

The following stations are within zone 9:

Station Local authority Managed by Notes
AmershamBuckinghamshireLondon Undergroundalso served by Chiltern Railways
BrentwoodBrentwoodElizabeth line
CheshamBuckinghamshireLondon Underground
CuffleyWelwyn HatfieldGreat Northernzone unpublicised
EpsomEpsom and EwellSouthernzone unpublicised, also served by South Western Railway

Special Zones

These zones have their fares set by National Rail companies. Zones are referred to by their decimal or hexadecimal number. Zones are allocated corridors extending out from London, rather than the roughly concentric circles that the non-special zones have.

Zone 10, or Zone A consists of Watford Junction (sometimes called Zone W), and c2c stations out to Grays (sometimes called Zone G)

Zone 11, or Zone B, consists of the stations out to Hertford not covered by numbered zones, as well as Potters Bar and Radlett

Zone 12, or Zone C, is Shenfield station

Zone 13, or Zone D, consists of the stations between zone 6 and Gatwick Airport

Zone 14, or Zone E, is Gatwick Airport station

Zone 15, or Zone F, was reserved for Elizabeth line stations out to Reading,[2] although it hasn't been used.

The following stations are inside the Oyster zonal system, but special fares apply:

Zone Station Local authority Managed by Notes
10/A/GChafford HundredThurrockc2c
Grays
Ockendon
Purfleet
10/A/WWatford JunctionWatfordLondon Northwestern Railwayalso served by London Overground and Southern. Avanti West Coast and Caledonian Sleeper services also call, but are pick-up only when going out of London and set-down only when heading into London, hence can't be used by passengers travelling within the Oyster area.
11 / BBayfordEast HertfordshireGreat Northern
BroxbourneBroxbourneGreater Anglia
Hertford EastEast Hertfordshire
Hertford NorthGreat Northern
Potters BarHertsmerealso served by Thameslink
RadlettThameslink
Rye HouseBroxbourneGreater Anglia
St MargaretsEast Hertfordshire
Ware
12 / CShenfieldBrentwoodalso served by Elizabeth line
13 / DEarlswoodReigate and BansteadSouthernmainly served by Thameslink
Horleymainly served by Thameslink
Mersthamalso served by Thameslink
Redhillalso served by Great Western Railway and Thameslink
Salfordsmainly served by Thameslink
14 / EGatwick AirportCrawleyGatwick Expressalso served by Great Western Railway, Southern and Thameslink

Contactless-only

The London pay-as-you-go system continues beyond the zones. Due to technical limitations with Oyster cards, they are not valid and only contactless payment cards may be used. Contactless-only PAYG is valid out to Luton Airport Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, and Reading.

The following stations are contactless only:

Station Local authority Managed by Valid from Notes
Bourne EndBuckinghamshireGreat Western RailwayMay 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
Brookmans ParkWelwyn HatfieldGreat NorthernAugust 2019
BurnhamSloughElizabeth lineJanuary 2020
CookhamWindsor & MaidenheadGreat Western RailwayMay 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
Furze Platt
HarpendenSt AlbansThameslinkOctober 2019
HatfieldWelwyn HatfieldGreat NorthernNovember 2019also served by Thameslink
Henley-on-ThamesSouth OxfordshireGreat Western RailwayMarch 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
IverBuckinghamshireElizabeth lineJanuary 2020
LangleySlough
Luton Airport ParkwayLutonThameslinkOctober 2019also served by East Midlands Railway
MaidenheadWindsor & MaidenheadGreat Western RailwayJanuary 2020also served by Elizabeth line
MarlowBuckinghamshireMay 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
ReadingReadingNetwork RailJanuary 2020Pay-as-you-go only valid on Great Western Railway and Elizabeth line services
St Albans CitySt AlbansThameslinkOctober 2019
ShiplakeSouth OxfordshireGreat Western RailwayMarch 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
SloughSloughJanuary 2020also served by Elizabeth line
TaplowBuckinghamshireElizabeth lineJanuary 2020
TwyfordWokinghamGreat Western Railwayalso served by Elizabeth line
WargraveMarch 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map
Welham GreenWelwyn HatfieldGreat NorthernNovember 2019
Welwyn Garden CityGreat Northernalso served by Thameslink
Windsor & Eton CentralWindsor & MaidenheadGreat Western RailwayMarch 2022Not shown on London and Rail tube map

The following stations will be accepting Contactless payment cards:

Station Local authority Managed by Valid from Notes
ApsleyDacorumLondon Northwestern RailwayDecember 2023[3]
AshfordSpelthorneSouth Western Railway
BasildonBasildonc2c
Bat & BallSevenoaksSoutheasternOnly served by Thameslink
BeaconsfieldBuckinghamshireChiltern Railways
BenfleetCastle Pointc2c
BerkhamstedDacorumLondon Northwestern Railway
BletchleyMilton Keynes
Bricket WoodSt Albans
ChalkwellSouthend-on-Seac2c
CheddingtonBuckinghamshireLondon Northwestern Railway
DatchetWindsor & MaidenheadSouth Western Railway
DenhamBuckinghamshireChiltern Railways
Denham Golf Club
Dunton GreenSevenoaksSoutheastern
East TilburyThurrockc2c
EghamRunnymedeSouth Western Railway
EynsfordSevenoaksSoutheastern
GarstonWatfordLondon Northwestern Railway
Gerrards CrossBuckinghamshireChiltern Railways
Hemel HempsteadDacorumLondon Northwestern RailwayLimited service also served by Southern
High WycombeBuckinghamshireChiltern Railways
How WoodSt AlbansLondon Northwestern Railway
Kempton ParkSpelthorneSouth Western Railway
Kings LangleyThree RiversLondon Northwestern Railway
LaindonBasildonc2c
Leigh-on-SeaSouthend-on-Sea
Leighton BuzzardCentral BedfordshireLondon Northwestern Railway
OtfordSevenoaksSoutheasternAlso served by Thameslink
Park StreetSt AlbansLondon Northwestern Railway
PitseaBasildonc2c
Seer Green & JordansBuckinghamshireChiltern Railways
SevenoaksSevenoaksSoutheasternAlso served by Thameslink
SheppertonSpelthorneSouth Western Railway
ShoeburynessSouthend-on-Seac2c
ShorehamSevenoaksSoutheasternOnly served by Thameslink
Southend CentralSouthend-on-Seac2c
Southend East
St Albans AbbeySt AlbansLondon Northwestern Railway
StainesSpelthorneSouth Western Railway
Stanford-le-HopeThurrockc2c
SunburySpelthorneSouth Western Railway
SunnymeadsWindsor & Maidenhead
Thorpe BaySouthend-on-Seac2c
Tilbury TownThurrock
TringDacorumLondon Northwestern Railway
Upper HallifordSpelthorneSouth Western Railway
Virginia WaterRunnymede
Watford NorthWatfordLondon Northwestern Railway
West HorndonBrentwoodc2c
WestcliffSouthend-on-Sea
Windsor & Eton RiversideWindsor & MaidenheadSouth Western Railway
Wraysbury

Changes
  • January 1997: Debden and Theydon Bois moved from Zone A to Zone 6, Epping moved from Zone B to zone 6 and Moor Park moved from zone A to zones 6 and A
  • January 1998: Amersham and Chesham moved from zone C to zone D
  • January 2004: Watford moved from zone B to zone A
  • January 2008: Zones A (Croxley, Rickmansworth and Watford) and B (Chorleywood) merged and renamed zone 7. Zone C (Chalfont & Latimer) renamed zone 8. Zone D (Amersham and Chesham) renamed zone 9.
  • January 2010: Chafford Hundred, Grays, Purfleet and Ockendon added to system in new zone 'G'. Watford Junction added to system in new zone 'W'.[4]
  • January 2013: Theobalds Grove and Waltham Cross added to system in zone 7. Cheshunt added to system in zone 8. Brentwood and Broxbourne added to system in new zone 11. Shenfield added to system in new zone 12[5]
  • May 2015: Brentwood moved from zone 11 to Zone 9
  • September 2015: Dartford added to system in zone 8
  • October 2015: Rye House, St Margarets (Hertfordshire), Ware and Hertford East added to system in zone 11
  • January 2016: Merstham, Redhill, Earlswood, Salfords and Horley added to the system in new zone 13. Gatwick Airport added to system in new zone 14[6]
  • March 2016: Swanley added to system in zone 8[7]
  • February 2019: Epsom added to system in zone 9 (although the zone isn't publicised)[8]
  • April 2019: Cuffley (zone 9 but not publicised), Bayford (zone 11) and Hertford North (zone 11) added to system[9]
  • August 2019: Potters Bar and Radlett added to system in zone 11 - the last stations to get Oyster
  • August 2019: Brookmans Park added to system (contactless only)
  • October 2019: St Albans, Harpenden and Luton Airport Parkway added to system (contactless only)
  • November 2019: Welham Green, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City added to system (contactless only)[9]
  • January 2020: Burnham, Iver, Langley, Maidenhead, Reading, Slough, Taplow and Twyford added to the system (contactless only)
  • March 2022: Henley-on-Thames, Shiplake, Wargrave and Windsor & Eton Central added to the system (contactless only)[10]
  • May 2022: Furze Platt, Cookham, Bourne End and Marlow added to the system (contactless only)

See also

Notes
  • Note a: ^ The following stations outside Greater London are in zones 4–6:

References
  1. Transport for London - London Connections Map Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Ticketing + Revenue Update Issue No 112" (PDF). Transport for London. September–October 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "53 train stations to benefit from tap-in tap-out rollout". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. Transport for London. "Media Briefing Note – Oyster on National Rail" (PDF). Greater London Authority.
  5. "London Rail and Tube Services Map" (PDF). TfL. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  6. "Contactless payments and Oyster to make travel to and from Gatwick Airport seamless". Southern. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. "Pay as you go travel with contactless and Oyster extends to Swanley". Transport for London. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  8. "Oyster at Epsom". oyster-rail.org.uk. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. "Oyster card scheme extension agreed". BBC. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. "Pay as you go with contactless extended to GWR branch lines". Great Western Railway. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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