Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 80482

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of capping long-distance rail fares.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Great British Railways (GBR) will be empowered to deliver industry-wide modernisation and reform of the complex and fragmented fares landscape inherited from privatisation. This will enable GBR to simplify the ticketing system and make it easy for passeng...

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