China China Railways ceased to issue platform tickets from 2014. At some major stations like
Beijing West railway station, a person can still escort a passenger in need by applying for a permit with the escorter's ID card.
Germany In Germany, the
Royal Prussian Railway was the first carrier to introduce ticket checks on platforms in 1893. Other German railway operators soon followed. Platform checks and tickets were abolished in East Germany in 1970 and in West Germany in 1974. In some local transportation networks, however, they lasted longer. The last one in which they were used was the
public transportation in Hamburg, where platform tickets had to be bought to access the platforms without a travel ticket until 2023. The price was 0.10 euros.
India , Indian RailwaysA platform ticket for any railway station situated across India costs not more than ₹10 and is valid for not more than two hours. Tickets are issued from either ticketing counters and ATVMs on the railway station, or from Indian Railways' UTS app. If a passenger is caught by railway ticket checking staff at any platform without platform ticket or travelling ticket, passenger will be charged double the fare of the last train that arrived at / departed from that platform. The fare will be worked out on the basis of the last ticket checking station on the train's route.
Japan at
Tokyo Station, Japan
Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies sell priced between 120 yen and 160 yen at all staffed stations and , which allow unlimited access to the platform area for one month, priced between 3,780 yen and 4,890 yen at limited stations. They do not allow holders to board trains. All staffed stations of
JR East,
JR Central and
JR West, and stations of
JR Hokkaido with automatic ticket gates limit the validity of the ticket to two hours from issuance; an additional fee is charged if the ticket holder exits the ticket gate after the two-hour period expires.
Taiwan The
Taiwan Railways Administration stopped selling platform tickets (月臺票/月台票) on 1 June 2013 to lend platform access certificate (月台出入證) on holding pictured identification documents. •
Zhongli,
Taichung,
Chiayi,
Tainan,
Kaohsiung,
Hualien and
Yilan stations from the north, counterclockwise, would continue to sell platform tickets in addition to lending platform access passes. • A platform ticket or a platform access certificate allows staying in the paid area of a station for up to one hour. Staying longer requires the fare of starting mileage of
Fu-Hsing Semi-Express and other train in the same level. • An electronic ticket used to enter and exit the same station is charged
NT$14 within one hour, NT$112 within three hours, or NT$843 beyond 3 hours.
United Kingdom , England Platform tickets were in common use on the mainline network until the mid 20th century, and the majority of ticket offices are still equipped to issue them. The use of automated ticket barriers at stations has resulted in a renewed demand for platform tickets. Those wishing to assist a passenger onto a train, and rail enthusiasts in particular, are told that they may require a platform ticket for access to platforms. Another use of the tickets is to cross the
River Thames in London along the platforms of
Blackfriars station, which span the river. They are valid for one hour and cost £0.10; the last price increase was in January 1988. Some heritage railways and museums issue platform tickets for admittance or as souvenirs. Until 3 September 2023, the
London Underground used to sell platform tickets, however, these were withdrawn, partly in line with
TfL's wider aim of reducing the usage of paper tickets, and partly in an attempt to reduce maintenance on the ticket barriers . You can't buy a platform ticket for any London Underground station, with the exception of
Southwark, in order to "maintain the customer flow".
United States While not a platform ticket per se,
Bay Area Rapid Transit charges a specialty excursion fare for entering and exiting the system within three hours at the same station. == References ==