Question follow-through · 101582

Railway Stations: Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Tap-In/Tap out on rail users at Surrey stations.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Tap-In/Tap out on rail users at Surrey stations.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We want to expand ticketing innovations such as Pay As You Go (PAYG) to more passengers. The Department considered several factors to determine which stations would have PAYG with contactless rollout for this phase of delivery. These included travel patte...

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