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ScotRail fares up 3.8 per cent from April
Commuters walking past a ScotRail train at Edinburgh's Waverley Station
SNP Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced train fares across Scotland will rise by an inflation-busting 3.8 per cent next year.
The rise will come into force on April 1, while the extension of ScotRail’s flexipass ticket to cover 12 single journeys rather than 10 will continue.
Ms Hyslop, announcing the hike in response to parliamentary question today, said: “We want more people to choose to travel by public transport for work, study and leisure.
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