A Decade Of Rail Fare Hikes In The UK

A Decade Of Rail Fare Hikes In The UK UK rail fares have risen 20% faster than salaries over the past decade. Many UK commuters have seen the cost of their season tickets rise by more than 50% over the past decade, while average pay has gone up by just 21% Cost of season ticket - 50% increase Average pay - 21% increase ROUTE % RISE OPERATOR TICKET FARE RISE Birmingham £25 Up 10% Chiltern Rail Off-peak return London £27.50 London £98.60 Greater Anytime Up 9.2% Anglia return Norwich £107.70 London First £103 Up 8.3% Off-peak Great return Plymouth Western £111.50 Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) says 'average' fare rise for ALL fares: up 3.9% From 2003 - 2013 there has been an £1,660 £3,112 87.5% rise in the cost of an annual season ticket from Sevenoaks, Kent, to London. Over the same period, average pay in Sevenoaks has only gone up by 18% 2003 2013 Annual season ticket price from Sevenoaks, Kent, to London. British train tickets are the most expensive in Europe Paris - 24 mile commute - £924 per year Berlin - 21 mile commute - £705 per year Madrid - 21 mile commute - £654 per year London - 24 mile commute - £3,268 per year Since the hikes took place at the start of 2013 the average season ticket has increased by up to 4.2% with some unregulated fares rising by as much as 12% UK rail commuters will spend an average of 8% of their income on a season ticket The Debt People Chiltern MoneyPlus EXPERTS SINCE 1996 debt manegement GROUP Sources http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/9770052/Rail-fare-rises-of-up-to-90pc-take-effect.html http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article-2255736/Rail-fares- Britains-got-premium-service-Rail-minister-boast-enrages-passengers-day-record-train-fare-rises-kick-in.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2013/jan/02/anger-over-soaring-rail-prices http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/02/8-of-your-income-is-spent-on-rail-tickets-3334654/ 000ʻt3 000'E3 000ʻ73 000ʻ13 03