Monday, 2 December 2019
The Government set the fares for all regulated fares, which include season tickets, in line with July’s Retail Price Index (RPI).
Nationally, the average fare rise is 2.7% - the third year in a row that train companies have held the average change across all fares below the July RPI rate of inflation, which regulated fares are pegged to.
East Midlands Railway has confirmed the average increase across all of its fares will be below the national average at 2.6%.
As well as paying for the running of the day-to-day rail network, fares are helping government to support the biggest investment in railway since Victorian times.
This includes the Midland Main Line Upgrade, which is creating space for thousands more seats, quicker journeys and a simpler timetable from December 2020.
To find out more and have your say on the December 2020 Timetable Consultation, you can visit our website
For more information on where fares go, the Rail Deliver Group has produced Rail Fares Explained
For more information on the improvements that will be delivered across the country next year, read the Rail Delivery Group’s 2020 investment report