An RMT member at a protest against rail fare increases at King's Cross station in London yesterday Carl Court/Getty ImagesRail passengers face the biggest rise in fares for five years with some suffering a £2,500 increase in the cost of a season ticket since 2010. Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, was urged to change the way fares were calculated after commuters were told that they would rise by 3.6 per cent from January because of higher than expected inflation. The average commuter will pay £2,888 for a season ticket next year, £694 more than in 2010, analysis showed. Commuters going into London will be hardest hit, with the average season ticket costing £4,065, up £146 on this year. Labour compared costs on more than 180 routes between 2010, when the party left Downing Street, and January 2018.…

Source: The Times August 15, 2017 23:03 UTC