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09 September 2026

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UK Airport Flight Disruption: What happens to your train ticket?

Thousands of passengers have been caught up in disruption at UK airports following a technical problem with air traffic control on 8 September 2026, which led to widespread flight cancellations. If your flight was one of those affected, you might also be wondering what happens to the train ticket you booked to get to or from the airport. The good news is you may not need to buy another one. The in

For quite a while now we’ve been beavering away to create a new-look TrainSplit. And now it’s ready for you to have a go with. Here’s what we’ve done: New, modern look that’s easy to navigate and doesn’t move around when you change things It’s now even more mobile-friendly You can choose whether you want a fast, cheap or value journey and we’ll recommend an itinerary to you if you just want to b

Nick Brown

11 January 2021

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Split Ticketing and Delay Repay

Most people know that compensation for delays on train journeys is payable using an (often generous) scheme called “delay repay”. However many people (including many within the rail industry) don’t know that this works with split tickets as well. That’s right, if you’ve saved a lot of money by using TrainSplit to buy split tickets instead of buying through tickets, you’re still entitled to claim f

Nick Brown

08 January 2021

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What happens if my train gets cancelled?

It’s very frustrating, we know, but sometimes trains do get cancelled. It’s worth noting that there are three types of cancellation: A timetable cancellation, where the train is removed from the timetable before the day of travel, A service cancellation, where the train is still in the timetable but doesn’t actually run, and A partial cancellation, where the train still runs but doesn’t call at a

Nick Brown

07 January 2021

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Oops! I purchased the wrong tickets 😞

It can happen to anyone. You click the “buy” button having carefully checked the details and get your confirmation email. Only then do you realise that you booked the return on the wrong day. Don’t worry. TrainSplit has you covered. No matter what type of tickets you bought, we offer a free refund within one hour of purchase, with a couple of provisos: Ticket on Departure: If you selected “Ticket

Nick Brown

06 January 2021

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What is Split Ticketing?

You may be used to going to a station and buying a ticket to where you want to go. Or maybe going online and doing the same. But there’s often a cheaper way. Split ticketing is where you buy more than one ticket to do your journey. For example, instead of buying a ticket from Birmingham to Leeds, you might buy tickets from Birmingham to Derby, Derby to Sheffield and Sheffield to Leeds. It can som

Nick Brown

06 January 2021

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Can I choose my own seat?

Here at TrainSplit, a lot of people ask us if they can choose their own seat, rather than have the computer assign one for them. The answer is YES. Provided that the train company allows seat reservations, we can show you a seat map of the train and you can choose the seat you want. Want a table? Maybe a window? Perhaps looking for which coach is quietest? Or maybe you know a specific seat that’s

Nick Brown

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