Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 99597

Railways: Fares

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the lower age limit for adult peak-time rail fares on the families of students who turn 18 during the academic year while remaining in full-tim

Answer

Keir Mather
Adult fares are payable for passengers from the age of 16. The 16-17 Saver can be purchased to extend the discount on child fares to 16- and 17-year-olds. The Government has no current plans to amend existing concessionary discounts. As set out in the Rai...

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