What age are children allowed to travel alone on trains?

Question

are 14 yr olds able to accompany 10yr olds on trains without an adult???

Answer 1

there is no legal limit as long as u feel them 2 b safe and sensable thats ok

Answer 2

I went to school on the train from Winchester to Southampton from 11 years old.

Answer 3

Technically, there is no set age, but the child fare is usually for accompanied children under 15, so you child could be faced with having to pay the adult fare to travel alone.

However I have never known this rule to be enforced.

The real issue is what do you, as a responsible parent feel is appropriate for your child.

A train operated can refuse to allow a person onto a train if he/she feels it is not safe to do so.

I would have thought that most children over 8 would have enough sense to make the journey alone.

Answer 4

I should think 14 is old enough, but its all according how sensible the 14yr old is, whether you think he/she would be ok looking after a 10yr old, the decision is completely yours and how you feel in your heart.

Answer 5

There is no lower age limit for children travelling alone, it comes down to whether the parent / guardian deems the child mature enough to travel alone.

I usually find that if a child is travelling alone, the parent / guardian lets me know when they put the child on the train so I can be aware of the fact and keep an eye on them during the journey.

Fourteen year olds may accompany ten year olds, no problem, as long as the fourteen year old is deemed responsible and indeed sensible enough to do so. What I would recommend is that the children travel during the day, not late in the evening, as this poses a risk from undesirables

such as those who have had a skinful of electric lemonade.

As I said before, let the Train Manager / Conductor know that the children are travelling alone so he / she can keep a discreet eye on them.

Answer 6

poor kids, 5 years old

rich kids , 55