Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 85344

Railways: Standards

Tabled: 27 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that passenger (a) fare data and (b) service performance from operators outside the Office of Rail and Road’s are independently verified.

Answer

Keir Mather

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the official source of most rail fare data and service performance statistics. ORR does not publish statistics in respect of light rail/tramways, heritage railways, London Underground and Eurostar (although ORR receive...

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