Northern (Arriva Rail North)

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RE: Northern (Arriva Rail North)

(16/08/2017 20:57)Dentonian Wrote:  And my question wasn't about PTE subsidies for rail. It was about fare discrepencies. Also you'll note I was asking for figures to work out the "full picture".

Unlike bus fares the price of rail tickets are available online on various websites. You specifically asked for a 4 mile journey but the inconsistencies between PTE area fares and non-PTE areas are greater for longer journeys

For example in Cheshire:
Knutsford to Northwich (5 miles) £5.50 off-peak return
Knutsford to Delamere (13.5 miles) £8.70 off-peak return
Knutsford to Chester (23.5 miles) £10.70 off-peak return

While in Greater Manchester:
Manchester to Stockport (5 miles) £5.00 off-peak return (10% cheaper)
Levenshulme to Manchester Airport (13.5 miles) £5.90 off-peak return (47% cheaper)
Wigan to Mills Hill (23.5 miles) £5.90 off-peak return (81% cheaper)

The short journeys will probably be consistent after another couple of fare rises, while the inconsistencies in longer journeys will take much longer to iron out. Of course, there's always exceptions so if you choose different journeys the results will be different. I've also used distance by rail which will be longer than the distance by road in some cases and shorter in other cases e.g. for Levenshulme to Manchester Airport the distance includes going in to Piccadilly and back out again.