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Railways: Fares

Commons · Question 30229 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce rail fares.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 Feb 2025

We are committed to reforming the overcomplicated fares system with a view to simplifying it. While it is our ambition, through public ownership, to deliver a more affordable railway, any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy require ...