New analysis from Josh MacAlister MP reveals local rail users are set for a cost of living boost thanks to the first freeze on rail fares in 30 years.
There are over 1 million journeys that either start or end at stations in West Cumbria each year – an estimated 45% are regulated and therefore subject to Labour’s fare freeze. With the average journey costing £6.88, a usual rise by July’s inflation figure would have seen each fare increase by 33p, meaning a total hike across those stations of £162,000 – a figure that local passengers will now save this year thanks to Labour.
Publishing the figures, Josh said:
“We are determined to help west Cumbrian families with the cost of living. Inflation is falling, wages are rising – including a huge rise in the minimum wage – and help is on the way with energy bills, more free breakfast clubs and an expansion of free school meals. Now rail fares are frozen for the first time in a generation, putting real money back in passengers’ pockets and circulating around the local economy.”
Josh MacAlister MP 