Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 87422

Railways: Finance

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the net Government funding of the rail sector was per passenger, per journey in the (a) 2023-24 and (b) 2024-25 financial year; and what estimate her Department has made of the net Government funding of th

Answer

Keir Mather

The Department for Transport's support for the 14 contracted operators and Network Rail was £9.60 per passenger journey in 2023/24 and £8.47 in 2024/25.  It is currently estimated that this will steadily decrease to circa £7.40 in 2028/29, primarily drive...

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