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Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years
The fare freeze will save passengers hundreds of pounds on over a billion journeys as part of plans to ease cost-of-living pressures and rebuild Great British Railways.
- Next year, rail fares in England will be frozen for the first time in 30 years, covering regulated fares including season tickets, peak returns and off-peak returns.
- As part of the Railways Bill, the Government will create Great British Railways, a new publicly owned body, while ministers say the fare freeze aims to ease cost-of-living pressures and limit inflation.
- Concrete examples show large commuter savings: £315 from Milton Keynes to London, £173 from Woking to London, and £57 from Bradford to Leeds, saving passengers millions overall.
- Rail unions and passenger groups praised the move, with Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander saying, `We all want to see cheaper rail travel, so we're freezing fares to help millions of passengers save money`, while Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden called the government 'late to the platform'.
- The freeze covers only regulated fares, about 45% of rail fares, while unregulated fares could still rise and tap-in tap-out and digital ticketing expansion are planned next year.
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