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Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 17 October 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 October 2011. It was answered by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Monday, 24 October 2011 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Fares

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average fare was for a standard class passenger rail ticket between London and Edinburgh in each year since 1997.
Answer

The Department does not hold this information, however the present range of fares for the main ticket categories are set out as follows.

£
Fare Type Minimum Maximum
Advance single 14.50 179.50
Anytime return 292.00 292.00
Super off peak return 114.60
Off peak return 202.70

Typically over 90% of the longest distance rail journeys such as Edinburgh to London are made using discounted tickets. Under 5% of these longer journeys are made using anytime return tickets. The super off peak return between Edinburgh and London is a regulated fare. The full list and present prices of all these fares is available on the National Rail enquiries website.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
75786; 534 c72W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Fares Railways
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk