Smartcards on National Rail

Contactless smartcards are being progressively introduced as an alternative option to paper ticketing on the National Rail system of Great Britain.

[1] Three train operating companies have launched pay-as-you-go systems where fares are automatically deducted by touching-in-and-out ITSO cards at the start and end of the journey.

Liverpool Lime Street to Garswood, Hough Green and Newton-le-Willows; Kirkby to Rainford; Southport to Meols Cop (Walrus ITSO)[42]

Planned: All routes ( ITSO)[71] (SWR ITSO Smartcard)[73] Dorking to London Waterloo (not at intermediate stations between Epsom and Vauxhall) (The Key (ITSO))[7] London Waterloo to Feltham, Hampton, Surbiton, Hampton Court, Chessington South and Ewell West (Travelcards on ITSO)[7] Proposed: Winchester and Rowland's Castle to Portsmouth Harbour, Romsey and Ashurst (New Forest) (Solent go ITSO)[32] (Oyster)[14] Dorking to Clapham Junction (keyGo on The Key (ITSO)) All SWR served stations except Westbury, Frome, Bruton, Castle Cary, Yeovil Pen Mill, Warminster, Dean and Mottisford & Dunbridge; Dorking to London Victoria and London Bridge.

From 2025: Redhill to Reigate ; Epsom to Dorking; Upper Warlingham to East Grinstead (TfL EMV)[16] Eastleigh to Southampton Central (SWR ITSO Smartcard)[27]