Train ticket increase today 23/07 23 June 2022 at 7:42AM in Public transport & cycling 7 replies 121 views

colinday25

I've just noticed the price of a single ticket from reading west to Basingstoke has increases significantly it was around £7.40 but now suddenly £9  ??

I  the middle of a strike too !!

Open return is £9.30  something VERY wrong here !!

msa1204

Don’t think there has been any change.

Anytime Day Return is £9.30

Off Peak Day Return is £7.50

The_Unready

It's 23/06 today, if that helps?

jon81uk

I think you have previously travelled off-peak and now travelling peak.

on GWRs website shows as £7.40 for an off-peak day single and £9 for an anytime day return.

Travel after 09.30 for the cheaper price.

colinday25

The_Unready said:

It's 23/06 today, if that helps?

My bad , that was a typo

colinday25

jon81uk said:

I think you have previously travelled off-peak and now travelling peak.

on GWRs website shows as £7.40 for an off-peak day single and £9 for an anytime day return.

Travel after 09.30 for the cheaper price.

No , I buy my son his ticket occasionally when he is out of cash , he always travels at peak time.

colinday25

msa1204 said:

Don’t think there has been any change.

Anytime Day Return is £9.30

Off Peak Day Return is £7.50

My post was about the cost of a single going up and compared to an open return
Single £9
Open  return £9.3

jon81uk

colinday25 said:

msa1204 said:

Don’t think there has been any change.

Anytime Day Return is £9.30

Off Peak Day Return is £7.50

My post was about the cost of a single going up and compared to an open return
Single £9
Open  return £9.3

That screenshot shows peak at £9 and off-peak at £7.40 as I said.

It is possible that which trains are peak and off-peak has changed with the new timetable in May, but generally peak has already been before 9am that looks unlikely. 

As far the price of a return being only slightly more that a single, that has always been the case, even way back 30+ years ago with British Rail.