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Railways: Fares

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing peak fares for rail passengers.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
8 Sept 2025
Answer
8 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of abolishing peak fares for rail passengers.

  2. 8 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    We are overhauling the fares and ticketing system to make it easier for passengers to trust that they are buying the right ticket and getting the best fare, with the move to Great British Railways passengers will be able to receive a more consistent offer...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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