m-Ticket
Train companies and thetrainline.com are working together to offer flexible mobile tickets, also known as 'm-Tickets.' Simply download one
of the rail travel apps straight to your smartphone, buy your ticket and select ‘m-Ticket’.
You can now buy flexible m-Tickets for travel between over 230 stations (see list below) with new stations and routes being added regularly.
m-Tickets are easy, fast and convenient.
What is an m-Ticket?
An m-Ticket is just like the standard orange rail ticket, but it’s held on your mobile device.
You can buy a ticket, download it to your mobile device and then present to rail staff to show you have a valid ticket for your journey in the same way you would a paper ticket.
What tickets can you get delivered to my mobile device?
You can now buy a range of National Rail tickets to be delivered as a m-Ticket, including Anytime, Off-Peak, Super Off-Peak and Advance.
The fare, validity and terms and conditions of the ticket purchased remain the same as the equivalent paper ticket.
How does an m-Ticket work?
Your m-Ticket is just like a paper ticket and should be shown to staff to prove that you have a valid ticket for your journey.
Just before getting on the train you must activate your ticket. An inactivated ticket is not valid for travel.
Don’t forget to make sure your mobile device is charged when you make your journey.
Where can you get an m-Ticket?
To get an m-Ticket you will need to download one of the free rail travel apps from your app store and purchase a ticket for any service between the participating stations.
You can buy m-Tickets and travel on participating services with:
Abellio Greater Anglia
Chiltern Railways
CrossCountry
Great Western Railway (GWR)
Northern
TransPennine Express
Virgin Trains East Coast
Virgin Trains West Coast
You can also use m-Tickets to travel on the following train companies' services on participating routes:
ScotRail
London Midland
Simply buy your ticket via the relevant app or online and select the ‘m-Ticket’ option for delivery of your ticket to your app.
Here is a list of all of the stations currently participating in the flexible m-Ticket scheme:
ACKLINGTON
ACLE
ALNMOUTH
ANSDELL & FAIRHAVEN
ARNSIDE
ASKAM
ASPATRIA
AUDLEY END
BANBURY
BARDON MILL
BARE LANE
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
BERE ALSTON
BERE FERRERS
BERNEY ARMS
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL
BIRMINGHAM MOOR STREET
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET
BIRMINGHAM SNOW HILL
BISHOPS STORTFORD
BLACKPOOL NORTH
BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH
BLACKPOOL SOUTH
BLAYDON
BODMIN PARKWAY
BOOTLE (CUMBRIA)
BRAMPTON (CUMBRIA)
BRAYSTONES
BRUNDALL GARDENS
BRUNDALL STATION
BUCKENHAM NORFLK
BUGLE
BURNESIDE
BURY ST EDMUNDS
CALSTOCK
CAMBORNE
CAMBRIDGE STATION
CANTLEY
CARBIS BAY
CARK
CARLISLE
CARNFORTH
CATTAL
CAUSELAND
CHATHILL
CHESTER-LE-STREET
COOMBE JUNCTION HALT
CORBRIDGE
CORKICKLE
COVENTRY
CRAMLINGTON
CREWE
CROMER
DALSTON
DALTON
DARLINGTON
DAWLISH
DAWLISH WARREN
DEVONPORT
DISS
DOCKYARD
DORRIDGE
DRIGG
DULLINGHAM
DUNBAR
DUNSTON
DURHAM
EDINBURGH WAVERLY
ELSENHAM ESSEX
ELY
FALMOUTH DOCKS
FALMOUTH TOWN
FLIMBY
FOXFIELD
GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
GREAT CHESTERFORD
GREAT YARMOUTH
GREEN ROAD
GUNNISLAKE
GUNTON
HADDISCOE
HALTWHISTLE
HAMMERTON
HARLOW MILL
HARLOW TOWN
HARRINGTON
HARROGATE
HATTON
HAYDON BRIDGE
HAYLE
HAYMARKET
HEXHAM
HEYSHAM PORT
HOCKLEY
HOVETON & WROXHAM
IVYBRIDGE
KENDAL
KENNETT
KENTS BANK
KEYHAM
KIRKBY IN FURNESS
KIRKHAM & WESHAM
KNARESBOROUGH
LANCASTER
LAPWORTH
LAYTON
LEAMINGTON SPA
LELANT SALTINGS
LELANT STATION
LICHFIELD TRENT VALLEY
LINGWOOD
LISKEARD
LONDON EUSTON
LONDON LIVERPOOL STREET
LOOE
LOSTWITHIEL
LOWESTOFT
LUXULYAN
LYTHAM
MACCLESFIELD
MANCHESTER PICCADILLY
MANORS
MARYPORT
MENHENIOT
METROCENTRE
MILLOM
MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL
MORECAMBE
MORPETH
MOSS SIDE
NETHERTOWN
NEWCASTLE
NEWMARKET
NEWPORT ESSEX
NEWQUAY
NEWTON ABBOT
NORTH WALSHAM
NORTHALLERTON
NORWICH
NUNEATON
OULTON BROAD NORTH
OXENHOLME LAKE DISTRICT
PAIGNTON
PAR
PARTON
PEGSWOOD
PENMERE
PENRITH
PENRYN
PENZANCE
PERRANWELL
PLYMOUTH
POPPLETON
POULTON-LE-FYLDE
PRESTON
PRITTLEWELL
PRUDHOE
QUINTRELL DOWNS
RAVENGLASS FOR ESKDALE
RAYLEIGH
REDRUTH
REEDHAM (NORFOLK)
RIDING MILL
ROCHE
ROCHFORD
ROOSE
ROUGHTON ROAD
ROYDON ESSEX
RUGBY
SALHOUSE
SALTASH
SALWICK
SANDPLACE
SAWBRIDGEWORTH
SEASCALE
SELLAFIELD
SHELFORD CAMBS
SHERINGHAM
SILECROFT
SILVERDALE
SOLIHULL
SOMERLEYTON
SOUTHEND AIRPORT
SOUTHEND VICTORIA
SQUIRES GATE
ST ANNES-ON-THE-SEA
ST AUSTELL
ST BEES
ST BUDEAUX FERRY ROAD
ST COLUMB ROAD
ST ERTH
ST GERMANS
ST IVES
ST KEYNE WISHING WELL HALT
ST. BUDEAUX VICTORIA ROAD
STAFFORD
STANSTD MFITCHET
STANSTED AIRPORT
STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET
STARBECK
STARCROSS
STAVELEY
STOCKPORT
STOCKSFIELD
STOKE-ON-TRENT
STOWMARKET
TAMWORTH
TEIGNMOUTH
THIRSK
TORQUAY
TORRE
TOTNES
TOTTENHAM HALE
ULVERSTON
WARWICK
WARWICK PARKWAY
WATFORD JUNCTION
WEST RUNTON
WETHERAL
WHITEHAVEN
WHITTLESFORD PARKWAY
WICKFORD
WIDDRINGTON
WIGTON
WILMSLOW
WINDERMERE
WORKINGTON STATION
WYLAM
YORK
Last updated: 29 March 2016