Passengers pile up tickets to save on train fares

Rail passengers faced with eye-watering fares are having to carry piles of different tickets to save money on their journeys.

A football fan was surprised to receive 56 separate tickets when he booked a split ticket between Newcastle and Oxford for an FA Cup match on Saturday.

Tweeting under the name Jonny, he posted a picture of the tickets laid on his bed and jokingly thanked his friend for “the worst advice AV ever received. Get a split ticket to oxford he said. FIFTY SIX TICKETS ARE YOU HAVING ME ON”. He said he saved £56. His tweet prompted other people to tell of their thriftiness, including one football fan who posted a picture of a mound of tickets for a trip to Southampton, which he said saved him £30.

Travel from one end of the country to the other sets rail passengers back hundreds of pounds.

The TrainSplit website claims to save users money by helping travellers buy a series of cheaper tickets for a route.

Giving the example of an offpeak fare between Birmingham and Leeds, the site says it can save passengers more than £20, with peak-time savings even higher.