East Midlands Trains announces brand new low cost fares starting at just £1!
East Midlands Trains, part of the Stagecoach Group, has today announced plans to launch the revolutionary megatrain.com concept on a selected number of key routes in the New Year.
Megatrain.com, the innovative budget rail service started by Stagecoach Group and already in successful operation at sister company, South West Trains, will offer seats along the London services route priced from just £1 (plus booking fee).
Megatrain.com tickets will be available for travel to London, from Sheffield, Chesterfield, Derby, Nottingham, Loughborough and Leicester. Tickets will go on sale during December, and will be available for travel on East Midlands Trains services from Wednesday 2 January 2008. Megatrain.com is an easy to use, ticket-less product that can be purchased from the megatrain.com website or through the telephone booking centre.
Commenting, David Horne, East Midlands Trains Commercial Director said:
“We’re very excited to be launching the successful megatrain.com concept on our services. Megatrain.com has become well renowned for providing high quality excellent value rail travel, and we are extremely pleased that passengers in the East Midlands will be able to take advantage of these low cost fares.”
Around 3,500 megatrain.com seats will be offered on the East Midlands Trains network every week. Tickets start at £1 (plus 50p booking fee). For more information on East Midlands Trains services, visit the website at eastmidlandstrains.co.uk