A new partnership launched in time for International Women’s Day, will provide help for women and men fleeing an abusive relationship and travelling to safety at a refuge.
The inability to travel away from an abusive home and a lack of freely available cash are some of the ways women continue to be trapped. Now, the ‘rail to refuge’ collaboration between Women’s Aid and Great Western Railway will offer free rail travel for those fleeing domestic violence and who are travelling to a refuge.
Whether it is due to limited places at women’s refuge or the need to move them away from their perpetrator, some have to travel a considerable distance to be able to find safety. This new alliance will allow women and their family to travel on GWR trains as they seek shelter.
The scheme will be administered by Woman’s Aid; and is open to women who need travel to an already agreed place at a refuge.