Leeds Railway Station - Platform Tickets?

kathie1101

Can anyone tell me if you can still buy platform tickets at Leeds railway station? And if so, is there a machine or do you have to buy them from the ticket office?

I've tried both Network Rail and National Rail Enquiries but neither of them claim to know or have a phone number for Leeds:wall:

Thanks in advance

whizzing

Why do you want to go on to the Platform? I am not being cheeky it is just that if someone needs help to get on or off the train that can be provided.

s_b

kathie1101 wrote: »

Can anyone tell me if you can still buy platform tickets at Leeds railway station? And if so, is there a machine or do you have to buy them from the ticket office?

I've tried both Network Rail and National Rail Enquiries but neither of them claim to know or have a phone number for Leeds:wall:

Thanks in advance

pity you didnt ask yesterday as i was there
i went looking for the make your own 45 record single down by the queens hotel but it had gone and a wetherspoons put in its place

kathie1101

whizzing wrote: »

Why do you want to go on to the Platform? I am not being cheeky it is just that if someone needs help to get on or off the train that can be provided.

I've got the number you can call to pre-book assistance, but to be honest I'm not sure how reliable it is and whether they only will give assistance to registered disabled people or not (yes I know I can call and ask that) but to make 100% sure that all would be ok I thought it would be easier to get a platform ticket and have a friend/relative sort it out.

s_b wrote: »

pity you didnt ask yesterday as i was there
i went looking for the make your own 45 record single down by the queens hotel but it had gone and a wetherspoons put in its place

That is what is called sod's law and would have been too easy for me to ask before somebody was going, it's always the way that I ask after lol! Shame the record place has gone though, pretty much like all the old places

roadiegirl

You can't buy a platform ticket, I tried to do this with one of my Aunties to give her a hand with her bags. Pre-booking assistance will be your best bet. What I did was prebook assistance but then asked to go with the person, as my auntie wouldn't be too willing to hand her bags over to someone she didn't know, and they were perfectly happy to let me do that.

worried_jim

wetherspoons Leeds. £1.99 a pint- When I was working in Leeds last summer I loved it- p1ssed for a tenner! Great city, couldn't wait for 5 o'clock.

Owain_Moneysaver

kathie1101 wrote: »

I've got the number you can call to pre-book assistance, but to be honest I'm not sure how reliable it is and whether they only will give assistance to registered disabled people or not

It should be *very* reliable, the details get put onto a dedicated computer database and every station gets an email/fax every day with their assists for the day. I think the conductors also get a printout with their daily notices if they have assists on their shift.

Anyone who needs to can use the service.

Gloomendoom

whizzing wrote: »

Why do you want to go on to the Platform? I am not being cheeky it is just that if someone needs help to get on or off the train that can be provided.

So that you can see somebody off on their journey, Brief Encounter style.

They were popular with train spotters too.

This link might be helpful....

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21064

Apparently, they were 25p at Leeds in 2008.

kathie1101

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

It should be *very* reliable, the details get put onto a dedicated computer database and every station gets an email/fax every day with their assists for the day. I think the conductors also get a printout with their daily notices if they have assists on their shift.

Anyone who needs to can use the service.

Thanks everyone for the help, Owain it is good to know that it's not just a fingers crossed and hope for the best kind of thing, which to be honest I had really imagined it would be - or only reserved for those that can show some sort of disablement qualification.

Thanks again everyone, I don't know why I didn't just come here in the 1st place, instead it has cost me 2 calls to 0845 numbers, (expensive as couldn't find alternative numbers) & 1 geographical call (free in call plan) just to be told by National Rail Enquiries & Network Rail that they can't answer the question! :rotfl:

Imp

If there is no way to buy a platform ticket (sometimes you can buy them from ticket machines), just go up to the person at the barrier and ask them if you can go through to help the person on/see them off the particular train. They will let you through. They will then let you back out. I have done this on several occasions without any problems.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Gloomendoom wrote: »

So that you can see somebody off on their journey, Brief Encounter style.

They were popular with train spotters too.

This link might be helpful....

http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=21064

Apparently, they were 25p at Leeds in 2008.

When I was a kid, a platform ticket at Manchester London Road was 1d (that's less than half a penny in new money) for the day! But we usually managed to find a way onto the platform for free by sneaking through somewhere or other. Then the penny bought an ice lolly on the way home.