Train fares will become more flexible and in some cases cheaper, advocates say, under long-awaited plans for single-leg ticket purchases.
The new ticket structure brings Britain in line with other European countries, where it is normal to require a pair of single tickets to make a two-way journey.
Train tickets will be easier to purchase online and using ticket machines, as well as by simply tapping in and out, advocates say.Read more:The government will also form a new public body to bring track and train maintenance under the same roof for the very first time, the Telegraph reported. Great British Railways will combine existing work done by Network Rail, the Rail Delivery Group and the Department for Transport.
It comes after ex-British Airways and John Lewis chief executive Keith Williams conducted a two-and-a-half year review into current rail practices.But Mark Smith, who writes the Man in Seat 61 blog, said it may save some passengers money.He tweeted: "You'll be able to save money by mixing & matching a cheap Advance fare out with an Off-Peak back, to be flexible with your return.
"At present, as soon as you need an Off-Peak for the way back, you may as well pay the extra £1 and buy an Off-Peak return."Smith wrote: "Single-leg ticketing also means people making 'open-jaw' and circular journeys won't be penalised - at present they need to buy two singles which can cost almost as much as TWO returns!"
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