Name of the Organization : Surrey County Council
Type of Facility : Student Fare Card Scheme
State : Surrey
Country : England
Website : https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/
Student Fare Card Scheme :
** The student fare card scheme is for students aged between 16 and 18.
** It allows travel on buses or trains at reduced rates for journeys to and from school/college.
Related : Surrey County Council Apply for or renew a Blue Badge England : www.statusin.org/25676.html
** The cost of the student fare card is £25.
** The card is valid from 1 September until the end of the following August.
Note :
** If you need to use both a bus and a train to complete your daily journey, you will need to apply for both a bus and a train student fare card.
** You can only apply for both cards if both modes of transport are needed to complete your journey.
** The bus and train cards cannot be used as alternatives to each other.
** For lost cards or changes to your card please see replacement of student fare cards.
Apply online : (starting August 2016)
** The student fare card scheme is currently closed for new applications.
** Please return on 1 August 2016, when applications will reopen for the new academic year 2016/17.
** To apply you must be in full-time education and live in one of the administrative boroughs/districts of Surrey.
What you will need to provide :
** email address, date of birth and postal address
** school/college details
** journey information (for buses please check journey information on the TravelSMART journey planner for individual route numbers and bus company details)
** photo ready to upload
** credit/debit card for online payment
How your student fare card will be sent to your school or college :
** If you apply by 22 August – we aim to have your card ready for collection for the start of the autumn term (5 September 2016)
** If you apply after 22 August – we aim to have your card ready for collection in 15 working days.
Bus student fare card :
** The bus student fare card allows the holder to buy single tickets at the under 16 rate.
** Return tickets and season tickets may also be available from some companies at a reduced rate for cardholders.
** Please check with the bus company.
Am I eligible for a student bus card?
To qualify you must :
** live in one of the 11 boroughs/districts of Surrey and
** attend a full-time education course and
** be aged 16 but under 19 on 1 September 2016, and
** your journey must start and/or finish in the 11 boroughs/districts of Surrey.
Train student fare card :
** For the new academic year 2016/17 (Starting 5 September 2016) successful negotiations with South West Trains have resulted in seven new train stations being added to the scheme.
** From 1 August 2016 students will now be able to travel from Surrey to Barnes Bridge, Chiswick, Kew Bridge, Brentford, Syon Lane, Isleworth and Hounslow.
** The train student fare card allows the holder to buy season tickets only for their home to school/college journey at a one third discount
** . Season tickets are available for periods of seven days (minimum), one month and between one month and one year.
** Single and return tickets bought with the card can only be used for leisure journeys after 6pm during the week and at weekends.
** Before you apply for your card, check the daily fare prices against discounted season ticket prices.
** On a limited number of occasions it is cheaper to purchase return tickets at the full adult price rather than applying for a fare card.
Am I eligible for a student train card?
To qualify you must :
** live in one of the 11 boroughs/districts of Surrey and
** attend a full-time education course and
** be aged 16 but under 19 on 1 September 2016 and
** your start, finish and transfer stations must all be on the qualifying stations list.
** In addition, your journey must start or finish at one of the stations in bold print on the qualifying stations list and be made via the rail lines specified on this train map.