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Aug 27, 2012 | 9:06 am

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Originally Posted by EnhancedByCO

Does anyone have any updates on under-riding an e-ticket by one stop?

I normally travel PVD-NYP but purchase the ticket as RTE-NYP to be eligible for the 500 point Acela minimum. Obviously this is a non-issue for my return trip, since I'd just be getting off the train early, but on the outbound will I run into issues not boarding until PVD, even though it is only a 20 minutes between stations (e.g., will I actually show up as a no-show after only 20 minutes pass)?

I would not guess it would be a problem. Not only would the conductor not care (certainly not enough to go in and un-lift the ticket--why would he do that, since that would give you the ride for free--or, even more of a hassle, call Amtrak's space control department and have them edit your ticket), he really has no way of finding out that you got off early unless you have a very memorable name and face.

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