Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 31542
Fares: Non-payment
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Bradley Thomas
Conservative — Bromsgrove
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to prevent fare evasion on the cross-city line between North Worcestershire and Birmingham.
Answer
Simon Lightwood The Department supports DfT contracted train operators to reduce both fare evasion and fraud, but fare evasion is an operational matter and the responsibility of passenger train operators. West Midlands Trains (WMT), which operates the cross-city line, l...
ⓘ
This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 31542) →