Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 21811

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to make rail fares more affordable.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Whilst it is our ambition through public ownership to deliver a more affordable railway, any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway. Most regulate...

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