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'Standard Travel' is when we are running trains but not a specific event. The timetables are the blue, green and orange days on our calendar. Scroll down to see the timetables.
Our fares give you all day unlimited travel, enabling you to hop on and off at all stations.
Standard Travel Fares
| Adult /Senior | £16 |
| Child age 5-16yrs | £8 |
| Child age 4 and under | FREE! |
| Family (2A+2C) | £40 |
| Disabled | One FREE adult carer per full fare paying disabled child or adult |
| Dog | FREE |
TEMPORARY CHANGE - There will be no steam trains operating to or from Alton station until the end of 2019 due to work being carried out as part of a large highway improvement scheme. We will still be running trains from Alresford to Medstead. More information here...
| One Train Standard Service |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstead | 11.45 | 13.15 | 14.45 | 16.15 | |
| Ropley | 11.57 |
13.27 | 14.57 | 16.27 | |
| Alresford arr | 12.05 | 13.35 | 15.05 | 16.35 | |
| Alresford dep | 11.00 | 12.30 | 14.00 | 15.30 | |
| Ropley | 11.15 | 12.45 | 14.15 | 15.45 | |
| Medstead | 11.25 | 12.55 | 14.25 | 15.55 | |
| Two Train Standard Service |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstead | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 16.45 | ||
| Ropley | 12.12 | 13.12 | 14.12 | 15.12 | 16.12 | 16.57 | ||
| Alresford arr | 12.20 | 13.20 | 14.20 | 15.20 | 16.20 | 17.05 | ||
| Alresford dep | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | ||
| Ropley | 11.15 | 12.15 | 13.15 | 14.15 | 15.15 | 16.15 | ||
| Medstead | 11.25 | 12.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 16.25 | ||
| Two Train + Diesel Service |
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| Diesel | Steam | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Steam | |||
| Medstead | 11.10 | 11.50 | 12.30 | 13.10 | 13.50 | 14.30 | 15.10 |
16.00 |
16.45 |
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| Ropley | 11.22 | 12.02 | 12.42 | 13.22 | 14.02 | 14.42 | 15.22 |
16.12 |
16.57 |
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| Alresford arr | 11.30 | 12.10 | 12.50 | 13.30 | 14.10 | 14.50 | 15.30 |
16.20 |
17.05 |
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| Diesel |
Steam | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Steam | |||
| Alresford dep | 10.30 | 11.10 | 11.50 | 12.30 | 13.10 | 13.50 | 14.30 |
15.10 | 16.00 |
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| Ropley | 10.45 | 11.25 | 12.05 | 12.45 | 13.25 | 14.05 | 14.45 |
15.25 | 16.15 |
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| Medstead | 10.55 | 11.35 | 12.15 | 12.55 | 13.35 | 14.15 | 14.55 |
15.35 | 16.25 | ||
| Two Train + Hampshire Unit Service | |||||||||||||
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| Diesel | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Steam | ||
| Medstead | 11.00 | - | 12.00 | - | 13.00 | - | 14.00 | - | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 16.45 | |
| Ropley | 11.15 | 11.45 | 12.15 | 12.45 |
13.15 | 13.45 | 14.15 | 14.45 | 15.15 | 15.45 | 16.15 | 16.57 | |
| Alresford arr | 11.23 | 11.53 | 12.23 | 12.53 | 13.23 | 13.53 | 14.23 | 14.53 | 15.23 | 15.53 | 16.23 | 17.05 | |
| Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | Diesel | Steam | ||
| Alresford dep | 10.30 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 12.00 | 12.30 | 13.00 | 13.30 | 14.00 |
14.30 | 15.00 |
15.30 | 16.00 |
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| Ropley | 10.40 |
11.15 | 11.38 | 12.15 | 12.38 | 13.15 | 13.38 | 14.15 |
14.38 | 15.15 | 15.38 | 16.15 | |
| Medstead | 10.50 |
11.25 | - | 12.25 | - | 13.25 | - | 14.25 |
- | 15.25 | - | 16.25 | |
PLEASE NOTE: Standard Travel fares are not valid for Special Events, Dining or Real Ale Trains. Our special events are priced separately. Santa Specials, Dining Trains and Real Ale Trains are all advance booking only.
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The Company does not guarantee that the trains will arrive or depart at the times stated and reserves the right to cancel, alter or suspend any train without notice, or to substitute a different train should this be necessary for whatever reason.