Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 6529
Railways: Season Tickets
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Daisy Cooper
Liberal Democrat — St Albans
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling rail users to buy a discounted season ticket using a (a) young person's and (b) 26 to 30 railcard.
Answer
Simon LightwoodAffordability of rail travel is one of our key objectives. However, any concessions made to rail fares policy must balance benefits for certain groups against the impacts on taxpayers. Season tickets already provide a discount compared to single, return a...
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