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Transport unions slam government's ‘staggeringly stupid’ decision to raise rail fares
Train passengers in England and Wales will be hit with the largest fare rises in nearly a decade from Tuesday
HITTING passengers with the steepest train fare rises in nearly a decade amid the worsening cost-of-living crisis is “staggeringly stupid,” transport unions and campaigners warned today.
From Tuesday, ticket prices in England and Wales will increase by 3.8 per cent – the biggest rise since January 2013, according to industry body the Rail Delivery group.
The increase, based on July 2021’s retail price index inflation rate plus one percentage point, will see the cost of an annual season ticket between Brighton and London go up by £194 to an eye-watering £5,302.
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