{"id":286106,"date":"2024-02-26T14:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=286106"},"modified":"2024-02-26T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T14:44:50","slug":"national-rail-fares-to-increase-on-3-march-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/national-rail-fares-to-increase-on-3-march-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"National rail fares to increase on 3 March 2024\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fsignificant-intervention-to-cap-rail-fares-comes-as-government-delivers-target-to-halve-inflation&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChristopher.Nice%40c2crail.net%7C7d753966a7264aee702208dc348a1d9a%7Cef6cbad8d37147bf8b6754d91cadf878%7C0%7C0%7C638443015002113543%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=i%2BJlNvphkIiSbE4FltEiJL8XNB1fcNkGMD9O%2FIgRwYc%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announced by the<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Department for Transport<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fin December, national rail fares will increase across the country by 4.9% on 3 March 2024. This is significantly lower than July\u2019s retail price index (RPI) figure of 9%, which fare increases have been historically based on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For c2c customers this means the new fares will be live and available to purchase from our website and app (and other third-party retailers) from 3 March 2024. Customers purchasing tickets before the 3 March fares increase &#8211; for journeys taking place before or after this date \u2013 will only pay the current price.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How the national fares increase affects c2c<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many fares from c2c stations will be increasing by 4.9%, in line with the national picture.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fares from stations being added to the wider contactless pay as you go area* will see a small additional increase above the 4.9%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the Mayor of London&#8217;s recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.london.gov.uk\/mayor-steps-and-announces-hell-freeze-tfl-fares-year-easing-cost-millions-londoners\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">announcement<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, many fares between c2c stations in Zone 1-6 will be frozen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">* Shoeburyness, Thorpe Bay, Southend East, Southend Central, Westcliff, Chalkwell, Leigh-on-Sea, Benfleet, Pitsea, Basildon, West Horndon, Laindon, Stanford-le-Hope, East Tilbury and Tilbury Town.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;335559991&quot;:2}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW235260666 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW235260666 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">Example fares:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/65dca3692295f-65dca36922961Example-fares.PNG.png\" alt=\" 65dca3692295f 65dca36922961example Fares.png\" width=\"617\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/65dca3692295f-65dca36922961Example-fares.PNG.png 617w, https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/65dca3692295f-65dca36922961Example-fares.PNG-300x126.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As announced by the Department for Transport\u202fin December, national rail fares will increase across the country by 4.9% on 3 March 2024. 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