{"id":189503,"date":"2023-12-05T09:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189503"},"modified":"2023-12-05T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:56:30","slug":"millions-of-train-passengers-hit-by-higher-fares-from-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/millions-of-train-passengers-hit-by-higher-fares-from-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of train passengers hit by higher fares from today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Millions of train passengers hit by higher fares from today as operators axe popular super off-peak tickets in move they say simplifies pricing (but also raises more money!)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Will you be hit by the new changes? E-mail: summer.goodkind@mailonline.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Millions of train passengers are set to be hit by higher fares from today after five rail operators scrapped the popular super off-peak tickets.<\/p>\n<p>The new fare structure, introduced by companies in the south in a bid to simplify pricing, abandons cheaper tickets and sets new evening peak hours.<\/p>\n<p>It means higher prices will apply between 4 and 7pm, Monday to Friday for passengers travelling between Zones 1 and 9.<\/p>\n<p>The rail operators affected by the change in fares will include c2c, Chiltern, Southeastern, London Northwestern Railway and South Western Railway.<\/p>\n<p>Some Thameslink services which call at stations run by Southeastern will also be affected.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/08\/78587341-12826705-image-a-1_1701766533391.jpg\" height=\"390\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Millions of train passengers are set to be hit by higher fares from today after five rail operators scrapped the popular super off-peak tickets<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/08\/78587339-12826705-image-a-2_1701766538453.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The new fare structure, introduced by companies in the south in a bid to simplify pricing, abandons cheaper tickets and sets new evening peak hours<\/p>\n<p>It comes as part of the government&#8217;s drive to simplify fares &#8211; with it set to impact 53 stations in London and the southeast.<\/p>\n<h3>New changes explained<\/h3>\n<p>In preparation for the rollout of pay-as-you-go contactless ticketing, 53 stations in London and the southeast have made changes to their ticketing structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To keep the price as similar as possible, companies have made various changes which affect the price of train fares and tickets.<\/p>\n<p>In simple terms, this means:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Single tickets now cost around half of a Return ticket\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Evening peak times will apply 16:00 to 19:00, Monday to Friday, from or via a London station for journeys where pay as you go with contactless will be available<\/li>\n<li>No more Super Off-Peak tickets available on these routes, however the price of Off-Peak tickets have been reduced to reflect this<\/li>\n<li>The rail operators affected include c2c, Chiltern, Southeastern, London Northwestern Railway and South Western Railway. Some Thameslink services which call at stations run by Southeastern will also be affected\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But plans to introduce pay-as-you-go contactless ticketing across 50 more stations outside the capital have been delayed until the spring, operators told the Times.<\/p>\n<p>The new changes also include the roll out of single-leg pricing, which means a single fare will always be half the cost of a return. At present many return fares only cost marginally more than singles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many passengers will be caught out by the changes, London TravelWatch said, although the watchdog welcomed the simplification with additional concern about new evening peak times.<\/p>\n<p>Commuters who board the first off-peak train into London but return between those hours 4-7pm will no longer be able to travel on an off-peak day return ticket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Off-peak day travelcards, which include bus and Tube travel, will continue to be valid after 9.30am.<\/p>\n<p>National Rail advice states: &#8216;Depending on the day and time of your journey, it may be better value to buy two single tickets rather than a return ticket.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For example, if you make a peak journey in one direction and an off-peak journey in the other, then an anytime single plus an off-peak single will be cheaper than an anytime day return.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The axing of super off-peak tickets, which affects some weekday tickets and all weekend ones, will also hit families travelling into the capital on Saturdays and Sundays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However the price of off-peak tickets have been reduced to reflect this, National Rail said.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Roberts, the chief executive of watchdog London TravelWatch, said: &#8216;We&#8217;re fully behind the idea of simplifying the fares system and travel options for rail passengers, but we&#8217;ve not seen much publicity about these changes and are concerned that public awareness may be very low.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/08\/78587329-12826705-image-a-3_1701766656230.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Higher prices will apply between 4 and 7pm, Monday to Friday for passengers travelling between Zones 1 and 9<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We don&#8217;t want people to get caught out so we&#8217;re encouraging passengers to check to see if their journey will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For example, some tickets have had to be phased out completely, including the super off-peak option. This will mean that some journeys may actually cost more.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Rob Mullen, managing director of c2c, said: &#8216;The introduction of simple and easy-to-understand fares and peak travel times will make searching and buying tickets easier and more straightforward for our customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Moving forward, all of our ticketing products \u2014 smartcards, traditional paper, e-tickets and contactless pay as you go (when launched) \u2014 if purchased on the day of travel, will offer fares at the same price.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12826705\/Millions-train-passengers-hit-higher-fares-today-operators-axe-popular-super-peak-tickets-say-simplifies-pricing-raises-money.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of train passengers hit by higher fares from today as operators axe popular super off-peak tickets in move they<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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