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ScotRail fares to increase by 3.8% in April


By PA News



Scotland’s rail fares will increase by 3.8% from April, the Government has confirmed.

The rise will come into force on April 1, while the extension of ScotRail’s flexipass ticket to cover 12 single journeys rather than 10 will continue.

In response to a parliamentary question announcing the increase, Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop said the Government wants to encourage more people on to public transport and had kept the increase “as low as possible”.

The Transport Secretary announced the change on Friday (Jane Barlow/PA)
The Transport Secretary announced the change on Friday (Jane Barlow/PA)

She said: “From April 1 2025, all ScotRail fares will increase by 3.8%, including season tickets and flexipasses.

“We want more people to choose to travel by public transport for work, study and leisure, but we know that people are still struggling with cost-of-living pressures and don’t always see public transport as affordable or attractive.

“That is why we have kept the rise this year as low as possible, while also supporting the generation of sufficient revenue to help maintain existing services, and contribute towards investment in infrastructure and fleets.”

The increase is lower than the 8.7% which came into force last year, but remains above the rate of inflation seen in December – 2.5%.

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