Education Season Tickets

Tickets are valid in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays for the length of the ticket validity. Between the chosen two stations.

The price of each term throughout the academic year is the same irrespective of ticket length.

The named student must be in possession of a valid railway photocard and student ID when travelling- this will be required as proof of identity on request by authorised railway staff.

All students must have a valid photocard. For customers who already have an existing photocard this can be used. For customers who don’t have a photocard this will be posted to them alongside the Smartcard. If purchasing online, please attach a photo of your child so we can process this. For customers purchasing at the ticket office, please take a passport size photo with you and the staff will issue the ticket with a photocard.

The care of the ticket is the responsibility of the student. Your school or TransPennine Express cannot take any responsibility for any losses arising from theft, loss or damage.

An annual Education Season ticket will be valid from the date chosen on the application and will be valid for 1 year (365 days).

Termly Education Season tickets are available for the Autumn, Spring and Summer terms.

Customers aged 11-15 and in full time education receive 50% off the equivalent Child rate annual season ticket and 25% off the term time Child rate season ticket for the same time period.

If a customer purchases an Education Season ticket prior to their 16th Birthday they will be entitled to the same discount, and this will be valid until the expiry date even after they turn 16.

Education Season tickets can be bought at one of our TransPennine Express ticket offices or online. The price is the same.

Full terms and conditions can be found on our terms and conditions page.

For tickets purchased at a TransPennine Express booking office, please visit the ticket office you purchased your ticket from this at and they will issue you a duplicate at cost of £10.00.

For tickets purchased online, a duplicate season ticket can be administered at a cost of £10 plus £2.75 for postage and packaging. Please contact education@northernrailway.co.uk.

The best discount available is off an annual child season. This gives a further 50% off the child price.

The tickets are best purchased ready for September, but are available all year round, so whenever you buy that’s 365 days of travel at a great price. If you are not sure about an annual ticket we do offer term time tickets, however, the discount is much lower at 25% off child prices. These tickets are only available September, December and March and must be renewed each term.

For tickets purchased at a TransPennine Express booking office, please visit the ticket office you purchased this at, and they will issue you a duplicate at cost of £10.00.

For tickets purchased online, a duplicate season ticket can be administered at a cost of £10 plus £2.75 for postage and packaging. Please contact education@northernrailway.co.uk.

The photo ID for your child will work in conjunction with the ticket that we provide. This will allow us to check that the ticket is valid and being used correctly. You must have a rail network photo ID to be able to travel.

If you already have one then input the number in the online form - this will have 3 letters and 4 numbers (this is not the Smartcard number and cannot be used instead). If you don't have a photo ID please upload a photo on the form and the team will send one out with your ticket.

If purchased at the ticket office, this will be issued instantly.

If purchased online tickets will be issued up to 5 working days from receipt of the order.

For tickets purchased at a TransPennine Express booking office, please visit the ticket office you purchased from. For tickets purchased online, please contact education@northernrailway.co.uk.

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