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Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the Government has announced.

Ministers said the move will save millions of rail travellers hundreds of pounds off season tickets, peak and off-peak returns between major cities.

Regulated fares, which includes these tickets, were expected to rise by up to 5.8% next year.

They have generally increased over the years by RPI inflation in July which was 4.8%, sometimes with an added one percentage point, though they were capped below this after prices soared following the Covid pandemic.

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