Sentences with phrase «train fare increases»

Thanks to an aggressive campaign by ATU Locals across Connecticut, bus and train fare increases and service reductions that had been scheduled to take effect on July 1 have been canceled in a state budget adjustment bill signed by Gov. Malloy.

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«My own view is that they are deliberately putting train companies under pressure to push up fares because it's the only way they can think of to deal with the increasing problem of overcrowding on our trains.»

The Conservatives have accused the government of increasing train fares to cut overcrowding on Britain's railways.

After the annual outcry about increases in train fares has died down, we take a look at the reasons why train fares always go up.

Trade unions are protesting at train stations across the country today against increases in rail fares and planned cuts.

House and Senate Democrats hope to reach a new budget deal to fund popular programs and block fare increases on trains and buses before the legislative session ends Wednesday evening The Democratic plan calls for fully restoring $ 130 million for the...

The higher prices take effect March 22 and are part of a package of fare and toll increases affecting the sprawling network made up of commuter trains, subways, buses, bridges and tunnels.

The Government are giving the train companies more freedom to rig the system of fares, so that the busiest routes get the biggest fare increases.

The limit for fare increases should apply to every regulated train fare, not just the routes fewer people use.

As far as reducing UK emissions is concerned, it would make more sense to cut rail fares to encourage people to use trains more — instead of pushing people back into cars on already jam - packed roads, and increasing congestion, emissions and air pollution.

Those increases were combined with the alterations to unregulated fares like cheap advance fares and leisure tickets for local journeys, made by train companies, to come up with the 5.9 % average.

Midnight Meat Train And you thought fare increases and service delays were a big deal.

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.

This policy also offers a Return Of Premium (premium refund) and 100 % increase in the death benefit in the event death is a result of an accident while a fare - paying passenger on a common carrier (boat, train, bus, or plane).