Who decides how much train fares are increased by each year?

By PA News

Published: 01:45, 19 August 2020

| Updated: 12:25, 25 August 2020

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Rail commuters are facing an increase in season ticket prices of 1.6%.

The cap on the annual rise in most regulated fares is linked to the previous July’s Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation, which was announced by the Office...

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