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Railways: Fares

Asked by Laurence TurnerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 92377

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the National Rail Fares Manual database is free to use by the general public through (a) download and (b) programmatic query.

Answered by Keir Mather

The National Rail Data Portal provided by National Rail allows registered users to access railway data on fares. Where users are requesting high volumes of data, the Terms and Conditions outlines that charges apply for high volume usage in some instances.

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