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Train Operating Companies: Finance

Commons · Question 11946 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 29 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June to Question 9171, what passenger revenue assumptions underpinned the forecast £464.6 million reduction in Support for Passenger Rail Services in 2025-26; and what the actual pa

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 29 Jun 2026

The £464.6m reduction to 2025-26 Estimates was on the assumption of an increase in revenue compared to 2024/25. Revenue outturn was lower than the 2025/26 forecast due to a number of factors, including changing consumer behaviour, with passengers taking m...