Train passengers using the East Coast Main Line will have more flexible ticketing options from Sunday after operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single leg pricing to cover its entire network.
LNER, which carries more than 20 million passengers a year, hopes that the new policy will tackle the problem of passengers shunning the railways because they are confused by the range of fares. Research by the Rail Delivery Group found that more than one in three people for whom the train is an option were put off by the complexity of fares.
The new fares are available for tickets bought from Sunday for travel from June 11. The change means that single fares across the East Coast route between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh will be around half the price of a return, allowing passengers to mix and match different types of tickets to get better value.
