Manchester’s Piccadilly Station will be getting a share of £33m in Department of Transport funding to help crack down on fare dodging
New ticket gates will be installed by the rail operator Transpennine Express targeting fare dodger hot spots to crack down on deliberate ticketless travel and make sure fares go towards improving the services passengers depend on.
Across the country at selected locations new taller gates will be installed to prevent barrier jumping and more of the standard waist-high gates currently used across Great Britain and on the London Underground.
Fare evasion puts up to £400 million of rail revenue at risk each year and every pound lost to fare dodging is one that can’t be spent on improving services – whether maintaining the network, upgrading carriages, or improving wifi.
