Cheaper Virgin Trains-Only Fares Now Available on Even More Services in the West Midlands

LONDON - Virgin Trains is extending its range of cheaper Virgin Trains-only fares and slashing the cost of rail travel between:

- Coventry and Birmingham International/Birmingham Stations/Wolverhampton - Birmingham International and Birmingham Stations/Wolverhampton - Birmingham Stations and Wolverhampton.

The price reduction is part of a package to offer cheaper rail travel on key shorter-distance journeys.

From 17 August, the cost of a fully flexible Anytime Day Return ticket from Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton will fall from GBP6.30 to GBP4.80. The cost of an Anytime Return ticket from Coventry to Wolverhampton will drop from GBP8.80 to GBP6.60. The new lower-priced tickets are valid for travel on Virgin Trains services only, but will offer a substantial saving over the current tickets which can be used on all operators’ services on the route.

Seven-day Virgin Trains-only season tickets are also available, offering similar savings.

The new Virgin Trains-only tickets can be bought in advance or at a station on the day of travel. They are valid for travel on Virgin Trains services only and will not be accepted on services between Birmingham and Coventry and Wolverhampton which are operated by other train companies.

Virgin Trains operates three trains per hour between Coventry and Birmingham New Street.

The small print: We are required to tell you that other train operators also provide services between Birmingham and Coventry and other West Midlands stations, but why would you want to travel with them when you can save so much no our fares? Just think what you could spend that money on!

Note to editors.

The range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Coventry to Birmingham Intl is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP2.30 First Anytime Day Return GBP3.60 Standard Off-Peak Day Return GBP1.70 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP1.70 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP2.40

The range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Coventry to Birmingham St is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP4.50 First Anytime Day Return GBP7.20 Standard Off-Peak Day Return GBP3.10 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP3.00 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP4.80

The range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Coventry to Wolverhampton is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP5.70 First Anytime Day Return GBP9.30 Standard Off-Peak Day Return GBP4.20 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP3.80 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP6.20 Standard Anytime Return GBP6.60

The full range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Birmingham International to Birmingham Stations is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP3.60 First Anytime Day Return GBP6.30 Standard Off Peak Day Return GBP2.70 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP2.40 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP4.20 Standard Anytime Return GBP4.70

The range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Birmingham International to Wolverhampton is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP5.20 First Anytime Day Return GBP8.50 Standard Off Peak Day Return GBP4.00 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP3.50 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP5.70 Standard Anytime Return GBP6.60

The range of Virgin Trains-only walk-up fares from Birmingham Stations to Wolverhampton is:

First Anytime Day Single GBP4.50 First Anytime Day Return GBP7.20 Standard Off Peak Day Return GBP3.10 Standard Anytime Day Single GBP3.00 Standard Anytime Day Return GBP4.80

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Virgin Trains is the brand name of Virgin Rail Group. We have operated the West Coast passenger train franchise since 1997; the current franchise runs to March 2012.

Virgin Rail Group is owned 51 percent by Virgin Group and 49 percent by Stagecoach.

Virgin Trains has been listed as the Best Train Operator in a survey by the Institute of Customer ; voted Best Rail Company by Travel Weekly magazine; Best UK Domestic Train Service by Business Traveler magazine and favorite train operator by readers of the London Evening Standard.

Source: Virgin Trains

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