Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what has been the average percentage annual change in rail fares in (a) absolute terms and (b) real terms in each of the last 30 years.

The Office of Rail and Road publish annual statistics measuring the change in prices charged by train operating companies to rail passengers, normally introduced in March of each year.

Between 1995 and 2025 rail fares have risen a) in absolute terms by 196.6 per cent and b) in real terms by 10.3 per cent.