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- Cheap Evening Return City Lights for less. Go for the glam, the glitz, the movies, the cafes, the restaurants, the theatres, the sports and the galleries...
- Rangers and Rovers Day Ranger and Rover tickets give you the freedom to explore. Just hop on and off the train as many times as you wish.
- Duo The Duo gives you one return train ticket, plus a second for half the price when two adults travel together with Northern on selected routes.
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- Railcards Save upto 1/3 off most rail fares with Senior, 16-25, Family & Friends, Disabled Persons and Dales Railcards.
- Corporate Season Ticket Scheme Partner with Northern to help your colleagues save time, money and their carbon footprint.
Offers- Days Out A range of exciting ideas and special offers for days out across the Northern network.
- Route Guides Discover the Bishop Auckland - Saltburn, Buxton, Cumbrian Coast, Furness, Harrogate, Hadrian's Wall Country, Mid Cheshire, Wigan to Southport and Ormskirk - Preston lines with plenty of ideas for places to visit.
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- 14 MAY Minister for Transport Theresa Villiers MP opens Allerton Train Care Depot Northern Rail welcomed Minister for Transport Theresa Villiers MP to Merseyside on Thursday, to officially open Allerton Train Care Depot. Operational since December last year, the depot is home to...
- 09 MAY Franchise Continuation for Northern Rail Northern Rail has welcomed news that the Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of its Northern Franchise. This means Northern will continue to operate local and regional rail...
- 08 MAY Social Media – tell us what you think Northern is asking customers and anyone interested to share their views on social media. Karen Toon, Service Quality Manager explains: “With more and more people using social media it can...
- 30 APR Begin a different type of journey with Northern Rail Commuters making their way home got a pleasant surprise on Monday evening as World Book Night got underway on-board Northern Rail services. Staff from Rochdale Library had been nominated as ‘givers’...
MetroCard
MetroCard - season tickets for regular travellers
MetroCard cuts the costs of regular travel in West Yorkshire, and can be purchased weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly.
MetroDay Ticket
You can buy MetroDay, the bus-only daily MetroCard, from the bus driver.
You can choose a MetroCard just for bus travel or pick one that also covers rail journeys within the zones you select.
Why buy a MetroCard?
- unlimited travel on train services within the zones chosen
- virtually unlimited travel on buses in West Yorkshire
- weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual options
- no price changes while the ticket is valid
- no hunting for change to buy a ticket for each journey
How to buy or renew a MetroCard
Types of MetroCard
- bus only travel
- bus and rail (rail zones 1-3)
- bus and rail (rail zones 1-4)
- bus and rail (rail zones 1-5)
- bus and rail (rail zones 2-5)
- rail only, zones 6 & 7
- school Plus MetroCard (bus travel)
- student Plus MetroCard
- corporate MetroCard
- residential MetroCard
Which MetroCard do I need?
- if you don’t use trains regularly, choose a Bus MetroCard
- if you travel into, or through Leeds station regularly, the location of your home station on the map will show you which card you should buy. Find your station on the rail network map
- if your regular train journey does not go to or through Leeds station, you will need a Zones 2-5 MetroCard
- aged five to 15, or a full-time school student aged 16 to 18, choose a bus-only School Plus MetroCard
- under 22 or a full-time student choose a Student Plus MetroCard
MetroCards are valid on most services run by any operator in West Yorkshire, except for Nightrider and special bus services, such as football and concert specials and some school contract services.