Sentences with phrase «average rail fare»

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Commuters heading back to work this morning have been hit by an average 4.2 % hike in rail fares, marking a tenth consecutive year of increases for passengers.

Government regulated rail fares went up by an average of 3.1 per cent today, making UK commuters some of the most hard - pressed in Europe.

With 2016 train ticket prices published today, rail industry leaders have confirmed that fares will rise on average by 1.1 per cent next year, the smallest annual increase for six years.

Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group which represents train operators and Network Rail, said: «We know that nobody likes to pay more to travel by train, especially to get to work, and at 1.1 per cent this is the smallest average increase in fares for six years.

Rail fares have gone up by an average of 3.4 per cent in the UK, the highest increase in five years.