Trainline has raised its profit expectations and unveiled an enhanced 拢150m share buyback programme after reporting 鈥榬obust鈥� trading for the first half of its financial year.
The London-listed rail and coach travel platform saw net ticket sales rise 8% year-on-year to 拢3.25bn in the six months to the end of August 2025.
Revenue grew 2% to 拢235m, with both figures tracking towards the upper end of its full-year guidance ranges.
Its B2B arm Trainline Solutions delivered standout growth, with sales up 18% to 拢529m and revenue up 5% to 拢94m.聽
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The business, which is a constituent of the FTSE 250, now expects adjusted EBITDA to grow at the top end of its guidance range of 6-9%, ahead of previous expectations and will publish its half-year results on the 5th November.聽
Its share price has rocketed since trading opened today, rising from 259p to 282.2p at the time of writing (11.30am), while it has a market cap of 拢1.18bn.聽
鈥淭rainline has delivered robust performance in the first half and today announces improved guidance for the full-year alongside an enhanced 拢150m share buyback programme,鈥� said Trainline CEO Jody Ford.
鈥淩ail liberalisation in Europe continues to demonstrate the value Trainline brings as the preeminent domestic aggregator, most recently in Southeast France where increased carrier competition between Paris, Lyon and Marseille has driven Q2 sales growth of 34%.聽
鈥淎t the same time, Trainline Solutions has become a 拢1bn sales business as we help more clients of all sizes, from SMEs to the world’s largest travel management companies, ramp up business travel sales across Europe.鈥�