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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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