More than 700 UK railway stations to get contactless ticketing

Passengers travelling on train services in England will soon be able to make contactless fare payments with their debit or credit card at more than 700 railway stations across the North and Midlands.

'Over the next three years we will install contactless tap-in and tap-out ticketing across the commuter networks of the Midlands and North – to unlock integration with bus and tram networks, and do away with queues at ticket windows and excess fares offices,' the government says.

The plan to introduce digital ticketing across the entire UK rail network for all types of journey was originally unveiled in May.