Northern has today announced a flash sale with five million train tickets for journeys available from as little as 50p.

The sale runs until 4pm on Friday (13 January) and is valid for travel between Tuesday, January 17 January and Friday, March 10 on Northern services only There are one million 50p tickets, three million £1 tickets and another one million £1.50 tickets up for grabs from 10am today (Tuesday, 10 January) at www.northernrailway.co.uk or via the Northern app.

Local routes available with sale fares in both directions include:

From Bolton to Manchester Victoria; Rochdale to Manchester Victoria; Wigan Wallgate to Manchester  Victoria; Manchester Piccadilly to Hazel Grove.

The Oldham Times:

Blackpool North and Preston to Manchester Piccadilly; Blackburn to Manchester Victoria; Blackpool South to  Preston and Lancaster to  Manchester Piccadily.

Further afield, routes across the train operator's network with sale fares in both directions include:

From Hull to Bridlington; Sheffield to Doncaster; Harrogate to Knaresborough; Newcastle to Carlisle; Barrow-in-Furness to Manchester Piccadilly; Chester to  Stockport; Blackpool South to Preston and Warrington to  Central Liverpool Lime Street.

Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “This is our biggest ever Flash Sale – with 50p, £1 and £1.50 fares available across all parts of our network.

“We know our customers travel for a multitude of reasons – so our hope is this sale will make five million of them – be they for days out, weekends away or catch-ups with friends - that bit more affordable.

“Customers should book early to avoid disappointment. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.”

Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, said: “This flash sale is five million chances to see family, friends or just get out and around for prices as low as 50p.

“We need to get people back on our railways and initiatives like this will do just that.”

Northern’s new timetable came into effect in December 2022 and all customers, especially those who have made regular journeys on specific train times, are advised to use the new 'Check My Timetable' feature on Northern’s website to see changes specific to their local station.