Question reference: S6W-26652
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 April 2024
-
Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how train fares are set by ScotRail since it was brought into public ownership.
Answer
As we have done for over a decade, the Scottish Government continues to keep fares comparatively lower on average than across the rest of Great Britain.
Train fares for ScotRail under public ownership have been set having regard to affordability for passengers and inflation which affects the cost of delivery of rail services. The Scottish Government has introduced the trial removal of peak fares in this period to help keep fares affordable in this period of cost of living challenge and to encourage more people to commute by train.