East Midlands passengers to check in for travel on their phones and will be automatically charged the best fares at the end of day
A new pay-as-you-go rail ticketing system that tracks passengers’ locations as they travel is to be trialled in England for the first time, as part of the government’s plan to reform the railway network’s complex fare system.
Passengers on routes in the East Midlands will be the first in the country to test a pilot system, checking in for travel on their phones with their journey tracked using satellite location technology.
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