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Railways: Fares

Commons · Question 30523 · Tabled 10 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Coghlan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including a rail station’s distance from London as a deciding factor in compiling the list of stations for the Pay As You Go rail rollout.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 18 Feb 2025

We want to expand ticketing innovations such as PayAsYouGo (PAYG) where possible. We will be considering a number of factors to determine stations which could be included in the future phases of PAYG with contactless rollout.