The pilot scheme to encourage more people to travel by train will begin in April next year.
Peak fares on ScotRail are to be suspended for six months in a bid to make train travel more affordable.
Full details of the pilot project for the publicly-owned train operator will be announced as part of Transport Scotland's Fair Fares Review due to be published early next year. Train driver union Aslef, which has been campaigning to get rid of peak time fares, said Mr Swinney's announcement was "very welcome news".
"Peak fares are a tax on workers and if we are to encourage more people from road travel on to trains to help Scotland meet its climate targets, we need to invest for the long term and make this a permanent policy."
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