Cost of rail tickets on UK’s East Coast trains linked to availability

Cost of rail tickets on UK's East Coast trains linked to availability

PILOT SCHEME: Tickets could fluctuate according to availability on some LNER trains Photo credit: CC/Savage Kieran

RAIL tickets in the UK could soon be priced like airline seats based on a demand-based system now being tried out.

Mark Harper, Transport secretary, announced recently that the cost of tickets on some long-distance trains on the East Coast line run by the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) will vary according to availability.

The state-run train company would eventually phase out return tickets across its network, dependent on a pilot programme to determine whether to introduce this nationally, Harper said.

The current trial follows a successful scheme selling only single-leg tickets on some longer intercity routes including London-Edinburgh since 2020.

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Linda Hall

Originally from the UK, Linda is based in Valenca and is a reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering local news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at editorial@euroweeklynews.com.

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