Virgin Trains lifts ALL ticket restrictions on West Coast route so people can get home in time for the England match

Virgin Trains has lifted all ticket restrictions so that passengers can travel home early
Virgin Trains
Sophie Williams11 July 2018

Virgin Trains has lifted all ticket restrictions on its West Coast route to allow passengers to get home for Wednesday's World Cup match against Croatia.

Tickets for Wednesday July 11 will be valid on any service on Virgin's West Coast route.

Off-Peak tickets can be used on any train out of London Euston while advance tickets are also valid for other services.

A Virgin Trains spokesperson said: "We're excited that football is coming home and we want people to get home in time for tonight's game so we are lifting ticket restrictions on our services. Come on England!"

Southern, Great Northern and Thameslink rail operators have urged passengers to allow plenty of time to make their journey.

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The RAC have predicted that roads will be busy at 5pm and that they will be "dead" by kick-off.

According to Highways England, traffic dropped by about a third when England played Colombia earlier in the tournament.

Many people will either head to their nearest pub or watch the match at home.

Some 30 million extra pints have been sold from all of England’s World Cup matches so far, it said.

Thousands have flown to Russia to support the squad while 30,000 have secured tickets to watch the game in Hyde Park for the biggest public screening of a football match in 22 years.

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