If you have an Anytime, Off-Peak or Super Off-Peak ticket you can get a full fee-free refund if the train you intend to use is cancelled or delayed as per Condition 30 of the National Rail Condition of Travel.
If the reason you would like a refund is not covered by Condition 30 of the National Rail Condition of Travel, then you can apply for a refund on your ticket but this will be subject to a £5 admin charge.
You can obtain a refund via our online refund form (for all ticket types) or visiting one of our ticket offices (for paper or smartcard refunds).
If you bought your ticket from another retailer or train company, you will need to contact them to request your refund.
Additional points for single tickets
If you have a return journey formed of 2 single tickets and do not/cannot make your outward journey because of the Industrial Action, you are entitled to a refund on your journey, even if the second single ticket (used for your return journey) is not affected. The same will be true if the return journey is planned for a day affected by the industrial action, but the outward journey is not.
Additional points for return tickets
If you have an unused return ticket (not used the outward or return), you can get a full refund of your ticket without paying an admin fee. You can then purchase a new ticket for the journey you make.
You can also get a refund of half the value of your return ticket in the following scenarios:
- If you have an open return ticket and don’t use the outward portion (as it falls on a strike day), but have used the return portion
- If you have an open return ticket and don’t use the return portion (as it falls on a strike day), but have used the outward portion