Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what increase in fare-only income they have assessed will result from the rail fare increase of 3.8 per cent to be implemented on 1 March 2022.
The Department takes guidance from the Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook on the effects of changes to fares on revenues. There are a number of factors which impact revenues, including most notably at the moment the pandemic’s impact on passenger travel.