Get 1/3 off train travel with a Disabled Persons Railcard

Simply select Apply Now and follow the on-screen instructions for a new application.

You will need to provide proof of your disability to verify your eligibility online. Check that you are eligible here. Please allow up to 5 working days for your Railcard application to be approved.

You will need to make payment at the time of application. Once your online payment has been successfully processed you will receive an email confirmation and acknowledgement of your application (this confirmation does not confirm acceptance of your application and cannot be used to buy discounted tickets).

If your application is successful, your new Railcard will be dispatched within one working day by UK Mail unless otherwise specified. Please allow five working days for delivery. You will have the option of paying for Special Delivery which, providing you have placed your order before 1600hrs will guarantee that your Railcard is delivered within two days (Sunday to Thursday) or three days (Friday to Saturday).

Your Railcard cannot be collected from a National Rail station.

You will not be able to travel on discounted tickets until you have your Railcard – you cannot use the printed confirmation of application.

Railcard discounted tickets which involve a cross-London journey are valid for travel on the London Underground.

Disabled Persons Railcard holders can also register their Railcard discount onto an Oyster card to get 1/3 off Oyster pay as you go single fares and daily caps on National Rail, London Underground and Docklands Light Railway services.

To set your discount on an Oyster card take your Oyster card and valid Railcard to a London Underground station and ask a member of staff to set the discount for you. You can also get the discount set at Oyster Ticket Shops and Visitor Centres. 

Oyster pay as you go discounts are for the Disabled Persons Railcard holder only.

As a special concession, a Disabled Persons Railcard holder travelling on Oyster pay as you go can get 1/3 off Anytime Day Travelcard when bought as part of your journey to London from outside London Zones 1-9 (subject to a minimum fare which is currently £19.10) for one adult travelling with them.

The accompanying person must travel with the Railcard holder for the whole of the journey.

If the Disabled Persons Railcard holder is travelling on a Disabled Person's Freedom Pass, they cannot use their Disabled Persons Railcard to buy a discounted ticket for an accompanying person.

See the Transport for London website for more details on Oyster pay as you go.

If you are applying for a Disabled Persons Railcard online then you will need to submit your 

evidence of eligibility

Files need to be provided in JPEG or PDF format with a maximum individual file size of 4MB. If you are using the mobile site, files can only be provided in JPEG format.

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Eurostar does not provide domestic rail services in Great Britain and so (unlike domestic train operating companies) it is not required to accept Railcards as part of its franchise to operate services. Eurostar does, however, give discounts to customers who have to remain in a wheelchair for the duration of the journey. For more information, see the Eurostar website.