{"id":39311,"date":"2016-12-31T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rising-fares-and-crowded-trains-the-misery-of-britains-rail-users\/"},"modified":"2016-12-31T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T07:51:02","slug":"rising-fares-and-crowded-trains-the-misery-of-britains-rail-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rising-fares-and-crowded-trains-the-misery-of-britains-rail-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising fares and crowded trains: the misery of Britain's rail users"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCancellations, delays, overcrowding and strikes \u2013 yet fares are set to go up again. We talk to angry commuters who have to pay more for poor serviceFares for despairing train passengers, many of whom have suffered some of the worst rail delays and disruption for years, will rise on Monday by an average of 2.3% \u2013 and in some cases by as much as 7%.Against a backdrop of continued strikes on one major route and very poor service on a number of others, an army of season ticket holders on routes into London will pay about \u00a380 more a year to take the train to work. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Cancellations, delays, overcrowding and strikes \u2013 yet fares are set to go up again. 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