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Plusbus for intermediate stations on season tickets

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I'm looking into getting (monthly) season ticket(s) from Hemel Hempstead; I'll mostly be travelling to Watford Junction but the season ticket to Watford High Street is slightly cheaper and as far as I can tell occasionally travelling into London would probably be cheaper if I get a season ticket to Bushey and buy returns from there to Euston. Would it be possible to get a PlusBus season ticket for Watford if it isn't one of the ends of the season ticket, and do 16-17 railcard discounts apply to PlusBus season tickets?

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Plus bus site states only the 2 named stations on the season ticket for a plus bus season ticket:
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"You can only buy a PlusBus season ticket for the towns that are named on your rail season ticket as the origin or final destination of your train journey (not any intermediate town). "
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Railcard info from same source:
"Yes, with a valid National Railcard you will get 1/3 off the adult price of a PlusBus day ticket (Railcard discounts are not available with any season ticket, as the price of seasons is already heavily discounted)."
 

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Railcard info from same source:
"Yes, with a valid National Railcard you will get 1/3 off the adult price of a PlusBus day ticket (Railcard discounts are not available with any season ticket, as the price of seasons is already heavily discounted)."
For clarity, the above also applies to the 16-17 Saver, bringing the PlusBus Day ticket down from £3.80 to £2.50 in line with other Railcards, rather than the £1.90 it would be if it was a rail ticket.
 

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I'm looking into getting (monthly) season ticket(s) from Hemel Hempstead; I'll mostly be travelling to Watford Junction but the season ticket to Watford High Street is slightly cheaper and as far as I can tell occasionally travelling into London would probably be cheaper if I get a season ticket to Bushey and buy returns from there to Euston. Would it be possible to get a PlusBus season ticket for Watford if it isn't one of the ends of the season ticket, and do 16-17 railcard discounts apply to PlusBus season tickets?

Thank you.
The only interchange station for Watford PlusBus is Watford Junction. It appears that Bushey may have been one in the past but no longer.
 

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Bushey has its own Plusbus promotion.
There may be an NLC code for Bushey +Bus, but there do not appear to be any fares associated with it. That is why I suggest it may have existed in the past. There does seem to have been a relatively recent rationalisation of available PlusBus destinations.
 

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There may be an NLC code for Bushey +Bus, but there do not appear to be any fares associated with it. That is why I suggest it may have existed in the past. There does seem to have been a relatively recent rationalisation of available PlusBus destinations.
Yes, all the fares agreements seem to have been deleted in 2017 - whether by design or by accident is something that I can't determine.
 
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