In an initiative to increase the number of customers travelling by train, Northern and TransPennine Express plans to slash the price of tickets on two key routes in East Yorkshire.
From next Sunday, 29 September, all ticket prices on services from Hull to Scarborough and Selby will be reduced by 20% for twelve weeks until Saturday, 21 December.
It is also guaranteed that single tickets will never cost more than 60% of the price of a return ticket.
The price of season tickets will also be similarly reduced by 20% in an attempt to persuade customers to use rail for commuting instead of road.
Northern services from Hull to Selby call at Hessle, Ferriby, Brough, Broomfleet, Gilberdyke, Eastrington, Howden and Wressle, and from Scarborough to Hull call at Seamer, Hunmanby, Bempton, Bridlington, Nafferton, Driffield, Hutton Cranswick, Arram, Beverley and Cottingham.
TransPennine Express services from Hull to Selby call at Brough and Howden.
Other train operators are also trialling discount initiatives, including ScotRail and Greater Anglia.
“We have the capacity on our trains to move many more people about the region than we currently are – and this temporary price reduction is important to see if we can convince people to make the switch from road to rail. By slashing the price of tickets across the board, we hope it’ll prove a ‘catch-all’ whatever the purpose of people’s journeys.”
Kerry Peters, regional director for Northern
Responses
In addition to reducing prices it is necessary to improve the frequency of services
Reliability of service on Scarborough line is terrible. Journey time is slow as tracks not dialled in many parts.
Staff on board trains in general unfriendly.
Sorry I’m sticking to the car!
A step in the right direction, except for travellers from/to Filey who are apparently, left out.