Bus Services and Railways

(asked on 10th May 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to give local authorities powers to require bus and rail operators to collaborate on (a) timetabling and (b) cross-ticketing.


Answered by
Richard Holden Portrait
Richard Holden
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 16th May 2023

The Government’s National Bus Strategy and Plan for Rail set out our goals to better integrate bus and rail networks with each other. Our ambitions include seeing more bus routes serving railway stations and better integration between buses and trains on both timing of services and ticketing, and we are working closely with Local Authorities to encourage multi-modal collaboration.

Local Authorities are already working closely with bus operators, through statutory Enhanced Partnerships (or in limited cases, exploring options around bus franchising), to establish locally-led frameworks to design the most appropriate fares and ticketing schemes for their localities or sub-regions. The Department and the Great British Railways Transition Team are also working with Local Transport Authorities on options for Pay As You Go ticketing on rail and opportunities to support integrated solutions.

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