RAIL fares are to rise by 3.8% in March, which the Government says is below the current retail price inflation of 7.1%.
Before the pandemic, fares were raised in January each year by a formula based on the RPI rate of the previous July, six months before. The delay to March this year is said to give passengers more time to purchase flexible and season tickets at the existing rate. Last year, fares rose by 2.6% in March.