Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 93855

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 27 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the average percentage annual change in rail fares in (a) absolute terms and (b) real terms in each of the last 30 years.

Answer

Keir Mather
The Office of Rail and Road publish annual statistics measuring the change in prices charged by train operating companies to rail passengers, normally introduced in March of each year. Between 1995 and 2025 rail fares have risen a) in absolute terms by 19...
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