Rail fares to increase by 3.8% in March
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from on (#5T56J)
Industry welcomes decision not to raise fares above July's RPI inflation rate as some had feared
Rail fares in England are to rise by 3.8% in March, the government has confirmed, in line with July's RPI inflation rate and the biggest increase in nine years.
The latest increase - revealed in the Guardian after a leak this month - is less than some feared after fares went up above the RPI inflation rate in March of this year.
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