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Half price rail travel extended to 18-year-olds

Published Monday, August 3, 2026

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What We Know — Key Points

  • Eighteen-year-olds will be able to buy half price train tickets for most services when railcard rules are changed later this month, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

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  • BBC News

    The BBC frames this as a positive, common-sense change benefiting young people and aligning with government efforts to lower travel costs.

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