Train fares to rise from today

TRAIN fares will increase on some journeys from today.

Operator London Midland will increase some fares by six per cent, it said in a statement.

Its managing director, Steve Banaghan, said: "We recognise that this is a difficult time for many of our passengers in the current economic climate and so we have kept our increases to the lowest possible levels and wherever we can, we have made no increases at all.

"Like every other business we too are facing increases in our costs, but we are forging ahead with our programme of investments."

Fares increasing by 6 per cent:

Anytime Anytime day
Season tickets
Travelcards
Birmingham-Liverpool off peak
Network West Midlands Anytime day
nnetwork and ntrain seasons (West Midlands only)

Fares with zero increase

All off peak fares
All off peak day fares
All Advance fares
All First Class Anytime/Anytime day
Network West Midlands off peak/off-peak day

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