The rail fares in England are due to rise from March 2023. This will rise by 5.9%, this has come from the department for transporting.
The rise is being capped at a level well below inflation. This is to help reduce the impact on passengers.
Labour called the hike – which is still the second highest on record – “a sick joke”, while a watchdog said passengers were not getting value for money.
Fares will officially rise on 5 March 2023.
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“This savage fare hike will be a sick joke for millions reliant on crumbling services,” said shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh.
“People up and down this country are paying the price for 12 years of Tory failure.”
The train fares were due to rise higher, however due to inflation, the train fare has been capped at 5.9% rather than going up by 12.3% which was the plan.
Labour said average fares had risen by 58% since 2010, twice as fast as wages.
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