Written question asked by Richard Holden (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 January 2026 (named day). It was answered by Keir Mather (Labour) on Monday, 19 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Railways: Tickets
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her oral contribution of 8 January 2026, Official Report, column 420, on what evidential basis she said that the majority of single tickets under the extension of contactless ticketing will be the same price or lower than under the previous fares structure.
- Answer
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As part of our fares simplification to expand Pay As You Go (PAYG) with Contactless ticketing, we introduced single leg pricing. The Department worked with the rail industry to ensure that as much as possible, single fares will cost roughly half the price of a return. The Department is currently progressing the evaluation of the phases of PAYG rollout, in the South East, following the launch of phase one stations last year. This will measure the impact of both PAYG technology and fares reform on passenger experience. Once the evaluation is complete, we will make the final reports public.
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- 2024-26
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- Railways Tickets Contactless payments
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