Ticketing & Fares

How can we make the rail ticket market more innovative and stimulate competition to benefit passengers?

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3 July 2015
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3 July 2015 At the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), we've been conducting a review of the rules and regulations governing the way tickets are sold, what tickets are sold and the format tickets are provided in (eg orange credit card-sized paper ticket or smart card). We want to know whether these regulations are getting in the way of passengers benefitting from better service and more innovation

ORR welcomes new industry code on transparent ticketing practices

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24 March 2015
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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has welcomed the rail industry's commitment to a new code of practice on providing clear and transparent ticket information to passengers, to help them make the right choices.

Buying a train ticket

19 March 2015
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Information to help you understand the differences between rail tickets, why these might be important to you, and some other hints and tips.

Rail regulator launches ticketing market review

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20 February 2014
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The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has launched a review of the rail ticketing market to understand whether arrangements for selling rail tickets are encouraging innovation and competition to the benefit of passengers.

Fares and penalty fares

6 December 2013
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Some fares are regulated by government, who controls their price, while others are not, and train operators are free to set them.