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More benefit from rail card for disabled
Derby Telegraph
|February 26, 2026
MORE people will be able to buy a railcard for disabled train passengers from Sunday.
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Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) said the eligibility criteria of the Disabled Persons Railcard is being extended to include a broader range of visible and non-visible disabilities.
Among the people who will become able to purchase it are those who have a Blue Badge, hold a disabled person's bus pass, are unable to drive on medical grounds or are unable to talk.
About 390,000 of the railcards are currently in circulation.
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