Commuters will notice the price of their rail tickets will be higher on Monday morning
Train passengers will be forced to 'grin and bear' the largest hike in rail fares for more than ten years, a campaign group has said. The skyrocketing prices come as millions across the UK battle ongoing cost of living pressures.
"Fortunately for some people they can work at home a bit, but there are some people who have no choice but to travel by train and go into work every day and they’re going to be worse off as a consequence of this. Separate ORR figures show the equivalent of one in 25 train services were cancelled in the year to February 4, representing the worst reliability in records dating back to 2014. Britain’s railways have been disrupted in recent months by a series of issues such as staff shortages and sickness, industrial action, severe weather and infrastructure failures.
Chief executive Anthony Smith said: “After months of unreliable services and strike disruption, it’s clear that too many passengers are not getting a value for money service. Capping fares below inflation and the delay until March have gone some way to help ease the pain, but the need for more fundamental reform of fares and ticketing must not be forgotten.”
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