The transport activist has surveyed the government to reduce the walk -up railway fare after almost half of the British travelers avoid traveling by train for expenses.
The campaign (CBT) for better transport (CBT) stated that 44 % of the survey respondents said that the trains were too expensive and exceeded the percentage of driving.
The charity has stated that the government should give priority to long -distance daily fare. If the fare was reduced, it turned out that 71 % of people travel more by train.
Preliminary tickets can reduce the cost of using many services, but CBT claims that the fare system will be punished by passengers who cannot make a reservation or need more flexible tickets.
The standard single of the inter -city routes from London to Edinburgh may pass by 200 pounds next month when railways have increased by 4.6 %.
Train operators claim that cheap fare is available even on the day of travel, but in the Sunday afternoon snapshot, there is a single trains from Edinbara to London King Scroth. At 199.60 pounds, the next London Youston was 199.60 pounds. The cost of a Glasgow train is £ 150.60.
Biringham New Street to Glass Gourge Eun Street's ticket costs £ 154 and is £ 184.70 on the next direct train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Youston. Inexpensive off -peak returns on many popular routes are no longer available.
According to CBT's report, “the emergency of climate emphasizes that significant changes from sustainable modes to railroad travel are indispensable, and fair fare is based on this.”
The current “complex and difficult to handle” systems and popular services are “especially affected by low -income people who can pay high fare when they need to travel in a short period of time.” I mentioned.
One option suggests that it may be a “rational cap of fare” to reduce the difference between the lowest price and the highest price, eliminating “cliff edges when prepaid money is sold”. I did.
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Simplification of tickets is one of the promised goals of GBR, and is a new public division agency developed by the government to integrate the operation of the UK as a national railway.
CBT's Michael Solomon Williams states: The establishment of the Great British Railway provides an ideal opportunity for the government to correct fare for good fare and provide more incentives to select trains. “
The Spokesman Division of the Transportation Bureau states: Some of our fare type is one of the cheapest in Europe, but we know that if you make a reservation in advance, the maze between fare and price may be confusing. Therefore, we want to simplify the fare because passengers can easily find appropriate tickets. Their journey. “
