Call for rethink on rail fares after latest above-inflation increase

Campaigners demand overhaul of system and fairer way to calculate future fares

Campaigners have called on the government to rethink rail fares as commuters return to work facing another 2.8% rise in the cost of their travel.

The latest above-inflation increase will add more than £100 to many season tickets, and follows months of misery on some of the country’s biggest commuter rail networks, affecting passengers in the north of England, the Midlands and London.

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