
UK rail passengers face the biggest rail fare rise in five years
Britain train fares will rise by an average of 3 per cent from January next year.
All the fares on journeys in 2018 have been published, the biggest increase since 2013, including season tickets and off-peak leisure tickets.
Passengers in the north of England will face an even greater increase, with Northern putting fares up by 4.7 per cent and TransPennine Express fares rising by 4.6 per cent.
The Rail Delivery Group admitted it is a "significant" rise and unions describe the increase as “another kick in the teeth” for all passengers in UK.
Reasons for the rail increase
The main reason why rail fares will rise so high is that the pace of the rail system improvement has not kept up with the increasing number of rail passengers in the UK.
During the last 14 years, the number of pas