Travelcard is an inter-modal travel ticket for unlimited use on the London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth line, Docklands Light Railway, London Trams, London Buses and National Rail services in the Greater London area.
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The cost of a Travelcard is determined by the area it covers and, for this purpose, London is divided into a number of fare zones.
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The introduction of the Travelcard caused an increase in patronage and reduced the number of tickets that needed to be purchased by passengers.
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The Travelcard was introduced as the third in a series of major fare revisions that had started in 1981.
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The introduction of the Travelcard was intended to increase patronage on London Underground and London Buses, particularly during less busy times and to speed up the boarding of bus services.
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The One Day Travelcard was launched in 1984 and on weekdays was only sold for travel after 09.
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In January 2002 a peak version of the One Day Travelcard was introduced on weekdays, which allows travel between 04:30 and 09:30 and in 2005 a 3-day version of the Travelcard was launched .
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Travelcard entitles the holder to unlimited travel in Greater London on London Buses, London Trams, London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and National Rail services.
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Day Travelcard, only sold as a paper ticket, can be bought at the following places:.
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An outboundary day Travelcard can be used to make one outward journey from the origin station to the boundary of zone 6, then one return journey back to the origin on the same day, with unlimited travel allowed within the zones shown on the ticket.
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Revenues from Travelcard sales are divided according to a scheme agreed by Transport for London and the Rail Delivery Group.
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