Spend less on your child’s commute to school in 2023: Northern’s new year message to parents across the North of England
Northern is urging parents across the North of England to spend less money on their child’s commute to school in 2023 – by investing in an Under 16 Education Season Ticket.
The train operator has teamed-up with upwards of 124 secondary schools and university technical colleges across the length and breadth of its network on the special season ticket, which offers their students up to 75% off the normal adult fare.
On some routes, the savings are worth as much as £575 per year.
Under 16 Education Season Tickets offer unlimited travel between two stations and are valid seven days a week. As such, they can be used at weekends and during the holidays – not just the 195 days per year that schools are open.
Under 16 Education Season Tickets are on-sale until Monday, 16 January 2023. For a full list of participating schools and for more information, parents should visit: www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/educational-season
Sample savings across the network include:
|
County |
Sample route |
Child’s ‘Anytime Day Return’ |
Annual ‘Anytime Day Return’ cost based on 195 school days. |
Annual ‘EST’ price |
Equivalent daily cost using EST |
Annual saving |
|
Tyne & Wear |
Dunston to Newcastle |
£1.80 |
£351.00 |
£120.00 |
£0.62 |
£231.00 |
|
Yorkshire |
Knaresborough to York |
£4.95 |
£965.25 |
£390.00 |
£2.00 |
£575.25 |
|
Derbyshire |
Chesterfield to Sheffield |
£3.85 |
£750.75 |
£328.00 |
£1.68 |
£422.75 |
|
Greater Manchester |
Stockport to Manchester Victoria |
£3.45 |
£672.75 |
£251.00 |
£1.29 |
£421.75 |
|
Cheshire |
Sandbach to Holmes Chapel |
£1.80 |
£351.00 |
£132.00 |
£0.68 |
£219.00 |
|
Lancashire |
Kirkby in Furness to Roose |
£3.40 |
£663.00 |
£266.00 |
£1.36 |
£397.00 |
|
Cumbria |
Carlisle to Dalston |
£1.75 |
£341.25 |
£114.00 |
£0.58 |
£227.25 |
Mark Powles, customer and commercial director at Northern, said: “Parents can save hundreds of pounds per year by investing in an Under 16 Education Season Ticket – and the new year is a perfect moment to make the switch.
“They’ll also be able to rest assured their child will always have the means to get to and from school – and they won’t have to scramble around for the train fare each morning.”
Northern’s new timetable has now come into effect and all customers, especially those who have made regular journeys on the same train times, are advised to check online journey planners before they travel to ensure their service operates at the same time and calls at the same stations. You can also check changes specific to your local station using Northern's new 'Check My Timetable' feature.
Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK, with nearly 2,000 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England.