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Railways: Wolverhampton

Answer

To provide context, we have provided figures for increases in rail fares since 2005. Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Day Return) between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, set by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, have risen as shown in the below table:

From Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street
Anytime Day Return
Valid from	Valid until	Price	Increase
02/01/2005	11/06/2005	£5.35
12/06/2005	01/01/2006	£5.35	£0.00
02/01/2006	01/01/2007	£5.50	£0.15
02/01/2007	19/05/2007	£5.70	£0.20
20/05/2007	08/09/2007	£5.70	£0.00
09/09/2007	01/01/2008	£5.70	£0.00
02/01/2008	06/09/2008	£6.00	£0.30
07/09/2008	01/01/2009	£6.00	£0.00
02/01/2009	05/09/2009	£6.30	£0.30
06/09/2009	01/01/2010	£6.30	£0.00
02/01/2010	22/05/2010	£6.20	-£0.10
23/05/2010	04/09/2010	£6.20	£0.00
05/09/2010	01/01/2011	£6.20	£0.00
02/01/2011	03/09/2011	£6.60	£0.40
04/09/2011	01/01/2012	£6.60	£0.00
02/01/2012	19/05/2012	£7.00	£0.40
20/05/2012	01/09/2012	£7.00	£0.00
02/09/2012	01/01/2013	£7.00	£0.00
02/01/2013	07/09/2013	£7.20	£0.20
08/09/2013	01/01/2014	£7.20	£0.00
02/01/2014	06/09/2014	£7.40	£0.20
07/09/2014	01/01/2015	£7.40	£0.00
02/01/2015	16/05/2015	£7.50	£0.10
17/05/2015	05/09/2015	£7.50	£0.00
06/09/2015	01/01/2016	£7.50	£0.00
02/01/2016	03/09/2016	£7.50	£0.00
04/09/2016	01/01/2017	£7.50	£0.00
02/01/2017	01/01/2018	£7.60	£0.10
02/01/2018	19/05/2018	£7.80	£0.20
20/05/2018	01/01/2019	£7.80	£0.00
02/01/2019		£8.00	£0.20

Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Return) between Wolverhampton and London Euston, set by Virgin Trains West Coast, have risen as shown in the below table:

From Wolverhampton to London Euston
Anytime Return
Valid from	Valid until	Price	Increase
02/01/2005	01/01/2006	£106.00
02/01/2006	10/06/2006	£114.00	£8.00
11/06/2006	09/09/2006	£114.00	£0.00
10/09/2006	01/01/2007	£114.00	£0.00
02/01/2007	01/01/2008	£123.00	£9.00
02/01/2008	06/09/2008	£129.00	£6.00
07/09/2008	01/01/2009	£129.00	£0.00
02/01/2009	01/01/2010	£139.00	£10.00
02/01/2010	01/01/2011	£147.00	£8.00
02/01/2011	01/01/2012	£157.00	£10.00
02/01/2012	01/01/2013	£166.00	£9.00
02/01/2013	01/01/2014	£166.00	£0.00
02/01/2014	17/05/2014	£173.00	£7.00
18/05/2014	06/09/2014	£173.00	£0.00
07/09/2014	01/01/2015	£173.00	£0.00
02/01/2015	05/09/2015	£177.00	£4.00
06/09/2015	01/01/2016	£177.00	£0.00
02/01/2016	03/09/2016	£179.00	£2.00
04/09/2016	01/01/2017	£179.00	£0.00
02/01/2017	01/01/2019	£182.00	£3.00
02/01/2019		£184.00	£2.00

The figures show that over the five years between 2 January 2005 and 2 January 2010, the peak time return ticket between Wolverhampton and London Euston rose by 39%. By comparison, over nearly double the time period, in the nine years between 2 January 2010 and 2 January 2019, the peak time return ticket rose by only 25%.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

211715

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Fares Railways Wolverhampton

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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