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.