Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 30229

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 10 February 2025

Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

Labour — Liverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce rail fares.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

We are committed to reforming the overcomplicated fares system with a view to simplifying it. While 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 ...

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