{"id":48840,"date":"2023-03-29T20:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=48840"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:56:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T08:56:00","slug":"another-fare-increase-in-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=48840","title":{"rendered":"Another fare increase in Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday 2nd<\/sup> April will see the latest fare increase in Blackpool affecting both trams and buses. Not only does that date see prices rise but is also sees the removal of return tickets on the tramway (although a 1 day ticket is cheaper than this would have cost and gives you unlimited travel) and possibly more significantly the change from 24 hour tickets to 1 day tickets and validity of saver tickets being until the end of a days service rather than an exact 24 hour\/weekly period.<\/p>\n

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In making the announcement of the changes Blackpool Transport said: \u201cThese changes will help us to maintain the frequency, coverage and quality of our network. We would otherwise have to consider cutting services, which would affect the journeys of many of our customers. We appreciate this fare change comes at a difficult time but we still want to deliver a high quality, high value service. We have simplified our ticket range to make it easier to understand. In addition, we have made app and onboard ticket prices the same to guarantee that customers who buy directly from us always get the best value.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main changes to fares (related to trams only) are:<\/p>\n