The average commuter will now be paying £2,980 for their season ticket, £786 more than in 2010 as train fares rise today.

The figures,released by the Labour Party come on the day that fares rise by an average of 3.2 per cent.

Average fares have risen nearly three times faster than wages since 2010.

A season ticket from Liverpool to Manchester will now cost £856 more than in 2010.

The rail industry says 98p of every pound spent on a ticket is invested back into the network.

Commuter Groups across the country including Manchester Piccadilly are expected to protest this morning over the fare increases.

Andy McDonald MP, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, said:

“Today’s rail fare increases are an affront to everyone who has had to endure years of chaos on Britain’s railways.

“Falling standards and rising fairs are a national disgrace. The Government must now step in to freeze fares on the worst performing routes.

“Labour will bring our railways back into public ownership so they are run in the interests of passengers, not private profit.”

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