Why is Hampstead Heath in zone 3?

[keicar]

Hampstead tube is further from central London, but can be accessed with a zones 1 and 2 card.

If you stay on the NLL train another stop to Gospel Oak, it's zone 2 (do you still need a zone 3 card, because you are travelling through the zone ?)

So why is Hampstead Heath in zone 3?

 

[hipipol]

Because South End Green is actually an independant state, and as such outside of London
The passport control was only done away with in the 70s

Actually I aint got a clue, just had a "passport to Pimlico" moment- sorry

 

[marty21]

they changed it years ago, so the north london line goes from zone 2 to 3 for hampstead and back to 2 for the next stations, i think hampstead (northern line) has always been in zone 3

 

[hektik]

i think hampstead (northern line) has always been in zone 3

it's on the zone 2/zone 3 border.

 

[keicar]

they changed it years ago, so the north london line goes from zone 2 to 3 for hampstead and back to 2 for the next stations,

So if I was going from West Hampstead to Gospel Oak, would a zones 1 and 2 card be sufficient?

 

[Crispy]

they changed it years ago, so the north london line goes from zone 2 to 3 for hampstead and back to 2 for the next stations, i think hampstead (northern line) has always been in zone 3

I bet they'll change it back to Zone 2 when the Overground comes into operation.

 

[Get Involved]

So if I was going from West Hampstead to Gospel Oak, would a zones 1 and 2 card be sufficient?

yes, but are you talking about oyster cards here? don't think you're supposed to use them on the silverlink line. although i notice they're installing barriers at hampstead heath and west hampstead stations when they never had them before - anyone know if this means you'll be allowed to use oyster?

 

[Crispy]

They're introducing Oyster on the line as part of the Overground initiative (which includes the East London Line extension)

 

[Get Involved]

They're introducing Oyster on the line as part of the Overground initiative (which includes the East London Line extension)

Sweet, that's good news.

 

[Crispy]

Sweet, that's good news.

map of Overground: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/images/general/LO_2010_London_Overground_LowRes.jpg

TFL page: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/5011.aspx

 

[keicar]

yes, but are you talking about oyster cards here?

No, talking about a 1 day off peak travelcard (you can buy either zones 1 and 2 or zones 1-4 or all zones)

 

[Chz]

It was/is in Zone 3 to generate money, pure and simple.

 

[Get Involved]

So if I was going from West Hampstead to Gospel Oak, would a zones 1 and 2 card be sufficient?

I was wrong about this. I originally said you'd only need zone 1 and 2 card (so I naively thought I would be getting better value on my Oyster season ticket), but no, you have to pay extra, even though you've just been forced to go through zone 3 completely arbitrarily, it seems.

I've written to the Overground asking them to explain why Hampstead Heath is in Zone 3. So far I've just received a letter saying my query has been passed on to another TfL department. We'll see if they ever answer.

 

[Chz]

It's supposed to move into Zone 2 in the new year sometime. Part of the Overground rebranding.