GREATER MANCHESTER RAIL RANGER

Unlimited off-peak travel for one day on all trains in the Greater Manchester area.

Greater Manchester Rail Ranger ticket

information

TfGM website
TfGM route map

Ticket Issuing System details:  name  /  code  /  group
GM RAIL RANGER / GM1 / I103 G M RAIL RANGER

This ticket has restriction code ND

fares & restrictions

Fares from 3rd March 2024

adult: £8.60
child (5-15): £4.30
16-17 saver: £4.30
railcards: no

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult):
2023 - £8.20
2022 - £7.70
2021 - £7.20
2020 - £7.20
2019 - £7.00
2018 - £6.80
2014 - £5.00
2011 - £4.40

time restrictions
Mon to Fri: valid from 09:30 but not valid between 16:01-18:29 inclusive

No restrictions at weekends or bank holidays

train operating companies
Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Metrolink, Northern, Transport for Wales; TransPennine Express

purchasing
Online: X
Train conductor: ✔ *
Station ticket office: ✔
Ticket Vending Machine: ✔ i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands

sponsors

Greater Manchester Rail Ranger route map

Greater Manchester Rail Ranger route map

This ticket is valid at these national network stations:

Altrincham; Appley Bridge; Ardwick; Ashburys; Ashton-under-Lyne; Atherton
Belle Vue; Birchwood; Blackrod; Bolton; Bramhall; Bredbury; Brinnington; Broadbottom; Bromley Cross; Bryn; Burnage
Castleton; Chassen Road; Cheadle Hulme; Clifton
Daisy Hill; Davenport; Deansgate; Dinting
East Didsbury; Eccles
Fairfield; Farnworth; Flixton; Flowery Field
Gatley; Gathurst; Glazebrook; Glossop; Godley; Gorton; Greenfield; Guide Bridge
Hadfield; Hag Fold; Hale; Hall-i'-th'-Wood; Hattersley; Hazel Grove; Heald Green; Heaton Chapel; Hindley; Horwich Parkway; Humphrey Park; Hyde Central; Hyde North
Ince; Irlam
Kearsley
Levenshulme; Littleborough; Lostock
Manchester Airport; Manchester Oxford Road; Manchester Piccadilly; Manchester Victoria; Marple; Mauldeth Road; Middlewood; Mills Hill; Moorside; Moses Gate; Mossley; Moston
Navigation Road; Newton for Hyde
Orrell
Patricroft; Pemberton
Reddish North; Rochdale; Romiley; Rose Hill Marple; Ryder Brow
Salford Central; Salford Crescent; Smithy Bridge; Stalybridge; Stockport; Strines; Swinton
Trafford Park
Urmston
Walkden; Westhoughton; Wigan North Western; Wigan Wallgate; Woodley; Woodsmoor