Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half. as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May.
Discounted tickets will go on sale from Tuesday April 19th, with passengers eligible to travel for less on off-peak fares between April 25 and May 27.
Tickets were set to be available on selected advance fares from 10am, with passengers able to purchase them from the National Rail website, the Rail Delivery Group said.
In a statement Mr Shapps said: “For the first time ever, operators across the rail industry are coming together to help passengers facing rising costs of living by offering up to 50% off
Labour’s shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said the discounts this spring will be “small comfort to passengers” after years of “soaring fares”.
“Working people are facing the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, and the Conservatives have chosen to hike up taxes and reject a windfall tax on the soaring profits of oil and gas giants,”