{"id":273957,"date":"2025-09-01T15:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cheaper-rail-fares-in-scotland-as-peak-prices-scrapped\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:05:06","slug":"cheaper-rail-fares-in-scotland-as-peak-prices-scrapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cheaper-rail-fares-in-scotland-as-peak-prices-scrapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheaper rail fares in Scotland as peak prices scrapped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iKw0u0beCIo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cheaper rail fares in Scotland as peak prices scrapped\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iKw0u0beCIo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Good news for commuters in Scotland. From today, peak rail fares have been scrapped across Scotland&#8217;s rail network.<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish government says the \u00a340m move is to encourage people to switch from cars to trains. Commuters will pay less to travel in the mornings or evenings, with the price of a return ticket between Glasgow and Edinburgh at peak times dropping from \u00a332.60 to \u00a316.80.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news for commuters in Scotland. From today, peak rail fares have been scrapped across Scotland&#8217;s rail network. The Scottish government says the \u00a340m move is to encourage people to switch from cars to trains. 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