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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Train operator ScotRail scraps peak tickets in six-month trial

ScotRail

Peak fares are to be abolished for the winter by ScotRail, with the operator hoping to “encourage people to ditch the car and travel by train”.

From 2 October 2023 until the end of March next year, the price of a rush-hour day return trip between Edinburgh and Glasgow will almost halve, falling by 48 per cent from £28.90 to £14.90.

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