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

Rail passengers ‘paying 10% premium for food at UK’s stations’

An Upper Crust in Euston Station, London.
An Upper Crust in Euston Station, London. Passengers spend about £700m a year in outlets that bring £100m annually for Network Rail. Photograph: James Manning/PA

The rail regulator has fired a warning shot at purveyors of overpriced pasties and baguettes on Britain’s stations, suggesting that captive passengers are paying 10% over the odds in a stagnant market.

Passengers can buy food at around one in five stations, spending about £700m a year in outlets that bring in about £100m annually for Network Rail and train station operators in rent.

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