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Train ticket prices

West2003
West2003 Posts: 389
in Match Day Travel
Maybe people on here may know, just wondering why train ticket prices have dramatically risen for Kent -> Sheffield and vice versa.

With a 16-25 railcard, I got two singles from Strood to Sheffield for the Huddersfield away match for around £17 to £19 each.

With the same railcard, a single from Sheffield back to Strood on the 20th December is £56!

Can't find anything about a rise in London - Sheffield train ticket prices anywhere, seems completely unwarranted. Anybody know why this rise has suddenly happened?

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  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,731
    Weekend before Christmas the trains will be packed so no need to offer cheap tickets.
  • West2003
    West2003 Posts: 389
    Dansk_Red said:

    Weekend before Christmas the trains will be packed so no need to offer cheap tickets.

    I've looked for a single for the same journey in mid-November and they're £56 then as well. I don't remember it being that much two years ago, mental.

  • stonewallpenalty
    stonewallpenalty Posts: 3,842
    Ooooo another train thread.
  • Dansk_Red
    Dansk_Red Posts: 5,731
    There are trains on Sat 22, 29 November & 6 December with full adult fares for £25 single.
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,325
    I do the London to Sheffield route most weekends, using a 16-25 always around £40, even if you book pretty late

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