Northern Rail: Update regarding Advance Purchase tickets

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From Monday 4 November, Advance Purchase tickets will be available to purchase up to 15 minutes prior to the train’s departure.

Advance Purchase tickets are available on the Northern website, Northern app, at our ticket offices and from ticket vending machines in stations.

For some customers this may be a change as Advance Purchase tickets have previously been available up to 5 minutes before departure time on the app and website only. Please note Anytime tickets will remain available to purchase, up to immediately before travel.

What is an Advance Purchase ticket?

‘Advance’ tickets are one-way tickets with limited availability. Booking up to 12 weeks ahead allows you to travel at the lowest available fare on selected routes.

Stay up to date

The fastest way to stay up to date with journey planning is via our Whatsapp service. Simply send a Whatsapp message saying “Hello” to 07870 606060 and select ‘Get Train Info’ from the menu.