It means someone buying a peak return ticket travelling between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh Waverley will pay more.
SCOTRAIL fares are to go up by 4.8%, it has been confirmed.has confirmed that following what it call"an extended fares freeze" in Scotland, from July fares will increase by 4.8%.
It comes as the public is being increasingly encouraged to rely on public transport as the Scottish Government aims to meet climate change targets. It plans to become a net zero greenhouse gas emitting nation by 2045, with interim targets of 75% by 2030 and 90% by 2040. The Scottish Government transport agency said of the fare rise:"This is substantially lower than inflation and below recent rises in incomes. They are also lower than increases elsewhere in the UK where fares recently increased by almost 6%."TSSA organiser for ScotRail, Gary Kelly said: “This announcement is bad news for anyone hoping to ditch the car this summer. Increasing rail fares is only going to put people off travelling by train in the middle of a cost of living crisis.
It comes a week after members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union agreed a new pay deal with ScotRail amid ongoing action on cross-border services.Ministers said they agreed these fares after lengthy consideration to ensure rail services are sustainable in the longer term and that budgets align with the overall funding available.
That meant wages would rise by 7.5% for staff such as conductors and ticket examiners with an 8.5% increase for lower-paid workers.
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