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London mayor introduces £20m fares innovation package to boost bus use

05 March 2026
 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that £20m of extra funding will be given to Transport for London (TfL) for “fares innovation” with the aim of boosting passenger numbers.

This could include reducing fares for a limited period of time such as making some services free when they first launch.

The move follows a drop in bus passenger numbers last year — the first drop since the Covid-19 pandemic — from 1.869 billion journeys to 1.842 billion (LTT932). London...

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