From today (Saturday January 2nd) passengers will be able to use Oystercards for pay as you go journeys on all trains in London – now including National Rail services.

Passengers who use stations including Streatham, Streatham Hill, Streatham Common, Brixton and Tulse Hill will benefit from the change and will now be able to travel seamlessly around London, on the bus, tube, train and river using their Oystercard.

The Oystercard extension has been arranged and funded by the government and Transport for London, with neighbouring Labour MP for Tooting and Minister for Transport Sadiq Khan having campaigned on the issue.

Lord Adonis, Secretary of State for Transport said “If we are to encourage more people on to public transport we must make it as easy and convenient to use as possible. That is exactly what Oyster has done in London and why extending pay as you go to rail services is so important.”