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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

LNER simpler fares trial adds more than £100 to some train journeys

An LNER train at Edinburgh Waverley railway station in Scotland.
An LNER train at Edinburgh Waverley railway station in Scotland. Photograph: Ken Jack/Getty

Journeys on many intercity trains running from London to Edinburgh are more than twice as expensive since the launch of a “simpler fares” initiative designed to make rail ticketing less complex, it has emerged.

The train operator LNER started the pilot scheme this month after pledging to make ticketing easier and better value for money with more advance fares for specific trains.

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