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valid from

The date and time from which a ticket may first be used for travel.

In plain English

This marks the earliest moment a ticket becomes usable for a journey. It includes both a calendar date and a clock time, so the start of use is tied to a specific point.

In context

Here, it names the date and time when the ticket's validity begins for travel.

Situation
Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
What it communicates
names the ticket's starting validity time.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say how long the ticket remains valid after that starting point.

Examples

“The excursion ticket is valid from 09:30 on Monday, not from midnight.”

Core meaning

“The clerk separated the tickets valid from 09:30 on Monday from those starting later.”

In context