Northern has today issued a ‘final call’ to students across the Fylde Coast to get their Under 16 Education Season tickets.
The special ticket, which Northern has developed in partnership with over 124 secondary schools and university technical colleges (UTCs), offers students up to 75%-off the normal adult fare.
Encouraging students not to risk hoping on the train and getting caught, as the penalty fares increase next Monday (23rd Jan). From 23 January, anyone caught travelling on the rail network in England without a valid ticket for travel or ‘promise to pay’ card will be issued with the government’s new £100 penalty fare.
Many fare evasion incidents take place when students are travelling relatively short distances between rural and suburban stations which are not barrier-controlled.
Some students in Blackpool rely on the rail services to get them to and from school, especially those on the outskirts of the Fylde Coast.
Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “Under 16 Education Season Tickets offer savings that can be worth hundreds of pounds per year.
“Having one also means a student always has the means to get to and from school – and won’t succumb to peer pressure, travel without a ticket and risk being issued with a £100 penalty fare."
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