Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 112462

East Coast Main Line

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

David Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of variations in ticket pricing between rail operators on the East Coast Main Line serving stations such as Berwick upon Tweed and N

Answer

Keir Mather

The move to Great British Railways will enable passengers to receive a more consistent offer across the network, and we are already taking steps to overhaul the complex fares system and make it easier and simpler for passengers to trust they are buying th...

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