Tap In Tap Out to Woking

Woking is one of the busiest stations in Surrey, yet passengers here are still stuck with an old-fashioned ticketing system.

Thousands of people use Woking station every day — commuters, students, visitors, and people heading into London for appointments, nights out or days away. But while other Surrey towns benefit from simple tap in, tap out travel, Woking passengers are left navigating confusing rules and unexpected charges.

Too often, people tap in at Waterloo assuming they can tap out at Woking, only to be hit with invalid journeys and eye-watering fares because the system simply doesn’t exist here. That confusion costs passengers hundreds of pounds every year — money they shouldn’t be losing just for using public transport.

At less than 30 minutes from London, Woking is an obvious candidate for tap in, tap out. It would make travel simpler, fairer and more accessible — not just for daily commuters, but for everyone who relies on our rail network.

It’s time Woking was brought into a modern, common-sense ticketing system that reflects how people actually travel.