Permitted route

How it is used

Used in rail ticket conditions; a ticket between two cities may not cover every possible route between them.

Example sentences

1. The permitted route ran through the inland junction, not along the coast.

   The ticket limits how the passenger may travel between the named endpoints.

2. The clerk printed a map to explain the permitted route on our tickets.

   A route condition can be clarified using the stations and lines it includes.

Common collocations

• check the permitted route
• travel by a permitted route

Related terms

• ticketA paper or electronic document showing that you have paid to travel on a plane, train, bus or boat, or to enter a place.
• itineraryA detailed plan of a journey that lists the flights, dates, times and places in order, and often the hotels and activities too.

More terms: Getting Around & Directions

• directions
• public transport
• taxi rank
• shuttle bus
• car rental
• platform
• timetable
• get off
• within walking distance
• couchette
• request stop
• rail replacement bus