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Railways: Tickets

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 9 December 2025UIN 96472

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) number and (b) proportion of rail journeys were made using (i) advance purchase, (ii) off-peak and (iii) anytime tickets in in each month since and including July 2024 up to and including the most recent month for which figures are available.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Office for Road and Rail publish quarterly data on rail journeys by ticket type. The most recent quarter available is April 2025 to June 2025 and the quarterly breakdown can be found at

https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/usage/passenger-rail-usage/table-1222-passenger-journeys-by-ticket-type/

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