Railways: Wolverhampton
(asked on 23rd January 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much rail fares have increased in each year since 2010 for a peak time return ticket between (a) Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street and (b) Wolverhampton and London Euston.
To provide context, we have provided figures for increases in rail fares since 2005. Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Day Return) between Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street, set by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, have risen as shown in the below table:
From Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street | |||
Anytime Day Return | |||
Valid from | Valid until | Price | Increase |
02/01/2005 | 11/06/2005 | £5.35 |
|
12/06/2005 | 01/01/2006 | £5.35 | £0.00 |
02/01/2006 | 01/01/2007 | £5.50 | £0.15 |
02/01/2007 | 19/05/2007 | £5.70 | £0.20 |
20/05/2007 | 08/09/2007 | £5.70 | £0.00 |
09/09/2007 | 01/01/2008 | £5.70 | £0.00 |
02/01/2008 | 06/09/2008 | £6.00 | £0.30 |
07/09/2008 | 01/01/2009 | £6.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2009 | 05/09/2009 | £6.30 | £0.30 |
06/09/2009 | 01/01/2010 | £6.30 | £0.00 |
02/01/2010 | 22/05/2010 | £6.20 | -£0.10 |
23/05/2010 | 04/09/2010 | £6.20 | £0.00 |
05/09/2010 | 01/01/2011 | £6.20 | £0.00 |
02/01/2011 | 03/09/2011 | £6.60 | £0.40 |
04/09/2011 | 01/01/2012 | £6.60 | £0.00 |
02/01/2012 | 19/05/2012 | £7.00 | £0.40 |
20/05/2012 | 01/09/2012 | £7.00 | £0.00 |
02/09/2012 | 01/01/2013 | £7.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2013 | 07/09/2013 | £7.20 | £0.20 |
08/09/2013 | 01/01/2014 | £7.20 | £0.00 |
02/01/2014 | 06/09/2014 | £7.40 | £0.20 |
07/09/2014 | 01/01/2015 | £7.40 | £0.00 |
02/01/2015 | 16/05/2015 | £7.50 | £0.10 |
17/05/2015 | 05/09/2015 | £7.50 | £0.00 |
06/09/2015 | 01/01/2016 | £7.50 | £0.00 |
02/01/2016 | 03/09/2016 | £7.50 | £0.00 |
04/09/2016 | 01/01/2017 | £7.50 | £0.00 |
02/01/2017 | 01/01/2018 | £7.60 | £0.10 |
02/01/2018 | 19/05/2018 | £7.80 | £0.20 |
20/05/2018 | 01/01/2019 | £7.80 | £0.00 |
02/01/2019 |
| £8.00 | £0.20 |
Since 2005, the fares for a peak time return ticket (an Anytime Return) between Wolverhampton and London Euston, set by Virgin Trains West Coast, have risen as shown in the below table:
From Wolverhampton to London Euston | |||
Anytime Return | |||
Valid from | Valid until | Price | Increase |
02/01/2005 | 01/01/2006 | £106.00 |
|
02/01/2006 | 10/06/2006 | £114.00 | £8.00 |
11/06/2006 | 09/09/2006 | £114.00 | £0.00 |
10/09/2006 | 01/01/2007 | £114.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2007 | 01/01/2008 | £123.00 | £9.00 |
02/01/2008 | 06/09/2008 | £129.00 | £6.00 |
07/09/2008 | 01/01/2009 | £129.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2009 | 01/01/2010 | £139.00 | £10.00 |
02/01/2010 | 01/01/2011 | £147.00 | £8.00 |
02/01/2011 | 01/01/2012 | £157.00 | £10.00 |
02/01/2012 | 01/01/2013 | £166.00 | £9.00 |
02/01/2013 | 01/01/2014 | £166.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2014 | 17/05/2014 | £173.00 | £7.00 |
18/05/2014 | 06/09/2014 | £173.00 | £0.00 |
07/09/2014 | 01/01/2015 | £173.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2015 | 05/09/2015 | £177.00 | £4.00 |
06/09/2015 | 01/01/2016 | £177.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2016 | 03/09/2016 | £179.00 | £2.00 |
04/09/2016 | 01/01/2017 | £179.00 | £0.00 |
02/01/2017 | 01/01/2019 | £182.00 | £3.00 |
02/01/2019 |
| £184.00 | £2.00 |
The figures show that over the five years between 2 January 2005 and 2 January 2010, the peak time return ticket between Wolverhampton and London Euston rose by 39%. By comparison, over nearly double the time period, in the nine years between 2 January 2010 and 2 January 2019, the peak time return ticket rose by only 25%.