Blaming inflation, UK raising train fares by 5.9 percent in March

LONDON, England: The UK's transport department said that train fares in England will rise by up to 5.9 percent in March, which they noted is still less than half the 12.3 percent inflation rate in July.

The annual increase was in line with July's average earnings growth, rather than the traditional retail price index, due to "unprecedented levels of inflation," it added.

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