Students who had already booked train tickets to travel home
for Christmas before the announcement of the student travel
window can now rebook their tickets to travel between 3-9
December without paying additional fees.
Students who bought an Advance ticket before 11 November for a
date of travel after 9 December can now change their Advance
tickets to travel during the window without paying a change of
journey fee of up to £10.
Flexible tickets such as Off Peak or Anytime can already be
rebooked to another date without payment of an admin fee.
The window from 3-9 December, coinciding with the end of the
winter term, ensures that students can return home once the
national lockdown restrictions have been lifted whilst
minimising the risk of transmission of the virus to others.
Transport Secretary
said:
“Students will be eager to be at home with their families
after an unprecedented autumn term, and travelling during
this window enables them to do so as safely as possible.
“By waiving change of journey fees, they can now rebook their
tickets without being left out of pocket.”
This is an extension of temporary measures introduced on 26
October allowing train operators and independent rail retailers
to temporarily waive the
usual change of journey admin fee for Advance tickets where
passengers could not travel due to local Covid-19 restrictions.
