Skip to main content
Work with the NEU
Rail passengers to be hit by 4.9% fare increase
A member of staff assists a person at the ticket machines in Waterloo Station train station in London, March 3, 2023

RAIL passengers are to be hit by another excessive fare increase despite chaotic services and late or cancelled trains, the Tory government revealed yesterday.

The Department for Transport has announced an increase of 4.9 per cent in fares from March 2024.

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) said the increase “sums up all that is wrong” with privatised railways.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaking to members of the media in front of a FirstGroup bus during a visit to a bus station in Bath, Somerset to highlight what the government is doing to help families with the cost of living, July 22, 2026
Politics / 22 July 2026
22 July 2026

Mr Burnham's £2 cap on bus fares welcomed by trade unions

The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021
Inequality / 14 July 2026
14 July 2026

Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills

LONG OVERDUE: Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander speaks during a visit to the South Western Railway (SWR) Bournemouth Traincare Depot, in Dorset. SWR are the first rail operator to be renationalised under the Public Ownership Act 2024, May 22 2025
TUC Congress 2025 / 8 September 2025
8 September 2025

A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains