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
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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
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