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Starting Sunday, the Department for Transport announced that train passengers with valid tickets will be able to use competing operators' trains within two hours of their original scheduled departure if their initial service is canceled. Currently, passengers face delays or have to purchase new tickets when their train is canceled due to fragmented railway policies. The change includes major private rail companies such as CrossCountry and Great Western Railway but excludes East Midlands Railway for now. Transport Focus CEO Alex Robertson praised the move while emphasizing the importance of clear communication regarding these policy changes to passengers during disruptions.
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Starting Sunday, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a new policy allowing train passengers with valid tickets to travel on another operator’s service if their original train is canceled. This change will permit customers to use an alternative route within a two-hour window before or after their scheduled departure time, using either a direct or reasonable path. Currently, when trains are canceled, passengers face uncertainty as companies negotiate ticket acceptance, leading some to abandon their journeys or purchase new tickets. The DfT emphasized that no one should be stranded due to fragmented railway operations during disruptions. The policy will initially cover CrossCountry, GWR, Avanti West Coast, and Chiltern Railways, with East Midlands Railway joining later. Alex Robertson from Transport Focus praised the move as a long-awaited improvement for passenger convenience during service cancellations.
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From Sunday, customers with a valid ticket will be able to travel on another operator’s service departing within two hours before or after their original cancelled train, using a direct or reasonable alternative route, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
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Currently, when trains are cancelled passengers wait on platforms for companies to agree ticket acceptance, abandon journeys or buy new tickets, the department said.
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department → cancel → tickets
“No one should be left stranded because of a fragmented railway when their journey is disrupted,” he added.
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he → leave → railway
Cross-operator ticket acceptance is already in place across all publicly owned operators, with this expanding to include CrossConutry, GWR, Avanti West Coast and Chiltern Railways from Sunday.
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Meanwhile, East Midlands Railway will join at a later date.
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Alex Robertson, chief executive of independent watchdog Transport Focus, said: “This is a welcome change that we have long called for and should make it easier for people when services are cancelled.
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services → say → people
“The key now is making sure passengers get clear information about their options whenever disruption occurs.”
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