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Railways: Tickets

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 105151

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what evidential basis her Department has concluded that the majority of passengers benefit from the long-distance simplified ticketing trials.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Department has commissioned independent evaluation on the trial, this research has not yet concluded.

The current evidence is provided by LNER and is available at https://assets.ctfassets.net/mxack5k9p2sw/6k2Evw4OmGsvywKgBg9U9j/e63a4ca09d2c4e01fada29f731d90f7b/Simpler_Fares_LNER_Website_Copy_Enhanced_Sept_2025.pdf .

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