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<p>The Government is taking decisive action to reduce the impact inflation will have
on rail fares during the cost of living crisis and, in august, we guaranteed we will
not be increasing fares by as much as the July RPI figure. We are also again delaying
any change to March 2023, temporarily freezing fares for passengers to travel at a
lower price for the entirety of January and February.</p><p>Earlier this year we launched
the Great British Rail Sale, the first ever nationwide rail sale. Over 1.3 million
tickets were sold, offering around £7million worth of savings for passengers.</p><p>There
are also several railcards available to passengers which offer discounts against most
rail fares.</p><p>As the pandemic has changed travel habits, train operators are using
this opportunity to reassess their services to ensure they provide rail timetables
that meet new passenger travel patterns, are fit for the future, and carefully balance
cost, capacity and performance.</p><p>The new timetables are demand-led and built
with flexibility in mind, so if passenger numbers increase as we continue to recover
from the pandemic, we can look to accommodate additional services. Where operators
have modified their timetables, the changes will be kept under review and, where appropriate,
adjusted to reflect fluctuations in demand.</p>
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