Nicola Sturgeon has admitted there is no timetable for when fares on ScotRail could be slashed. The First Minister was at Queen Street station, in Glasgow, today to mark the Scottish Government formally taking control of the country's largest passenger network.
She said her government had "a duty now that the railways are in public ownership to demonstrate to people that it brings advantages".A review of fares across the public transport network is due to take place this year and will consider how the pandemic has impacted passenger behaviour.
Transport minister Jenny Gilruth previously told the Record that peak time fares could be looked at - and the SNP leader today agreed it was an issue "in scope" of the review.
The Scottish Government has launched a "national conversation" on the future of ScotRail that will ask staff and passengers on how the network can be improved.
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