Transport for London has amended its website after this newspaper complained that it listed Epsom as being in London.
TfL also showed a bus stop near Waterloo – 17 miles away - as the market town’s station on a map.
The highly embarassing errors, particularly suggesting the town was already in the London travel network, were a red rag to the thousands of Epsom commuters who are still battling to get their station included in Zone 6.
FROM MARCH 23, 2015: TfL slammed for misleading commuters on Epsom London travel zone inclusion
Anyone using TfL's Journey Planner was unable to find Epsom as a destination choice on the home page, but was then given a number of options - including "London, Epsom".
On top of this, when "Epsom station" was searched on its website, a map showed it at a bus stop near London Waterloo station.
Since the Epsom Guardian's story on the issue was published on March 23, TfL has changed both on its website.
After: "Epsom rail station" is now an option on Journey Planner on TfL's website
When "Epsom" is now typed into its Journey Planner, "Epsom Rail Station" is an option on the home page.
Stations in London boroughs are now listed with a specific "London" label, such as "Sutton (London) Rail Station".
Last month, a TfL spokesman told the Epsom Guardian all stations in and around the Greater London area were preceded with the term "London", regardless of whether the Oyster card could be used there.
He said: "We have changes planned to extend the areas to which it is possible to plan journeys and will use this opportunity to review the labelling so it is clearer for customers."
TfL admitted a bus stop near to central London's Waterloo station had "erroneously been labelled as Epsom station" and said this would be rectified.
Epsom Residents' Association councillor Clive Woodbridge said listing Epsom as "London, Epsom" was misleading for travellers - especially those visiting the town for the first time who could end up with a fine if they assumed the Oyster card could be used in Epsom.
He said: "It’s quite bizarre.
"They can’t say we are in London on one hand and deny us our rightful dues of being part of the London transport network on the other.
"It seems like Epsom is an afterthought."
Before: the station was listed as "London, Epsom" on TfL's website
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