Commenting on the announcement that ScotRail fares are set to increase by 3.8 per cent in April, Martin Whitfield MSP said:
“Rail users experienced an 8.7 per cent fare increase last year, followed by the re-introduction of peak fares. This further fare hike will hammer rail passengers in South Scotland again and risk making trains a less attractive option for travellers.
“The Scottish Government should be taking action to make rail more affordable and accessible, but instead it has hit passengers with painful fare rises time and time again. This latest increase is bad for local rail users, bad for our economy and bad for the environment.”