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| Scots rail fares set to increase | Scots rail fares set to increase |
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| Train passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the price of most tickets from January - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation. | Train passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the price of most tickets from January - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation. |
| First ScotRail said the changes followed significant "cost pressures" over the year. | First ScotRail said the changes followed significant "cost pressures" over the year. |
| It will be the third year running that First ScotRail has held unregulated fares at the same level as regulated fares. | |
| The operator also said it had frozen advance tickets on more than 80 routes. | The operator also said it had frozen advance tickets on more than 80 routes. |
| Peter Williams, First ScotRail's commercial director, said: "We believe we have struck the right balance between encouraging customers to travel when there is capacity on less busy services - and the price for travel on busier services where space is at a premium." | Peter Williams, First ScotRail's commercial director, said: "We believe we have struck the right balance between encouraging customers to travel when there is capacity on less busy services - and the price for travel on busier services where space is at a premium." |
| Unregulated fares are subject to no maximum increase and are set at the train operator's discretion. These include most Singles, off Peak Day Returns, First Class and Anytime Returns. | Unregulated fares are subject to no maximum increase and are set at the train operator's discretion. These include most Singles, off Peak Day Returns, First Class and Anytime Returns. |
| Regulated fares, such as Season Tickets, Off Peak Returns and most Anytime Day Returns, increase in line with the franchise agreement of the Retail Price Index (which was 5% in July) plus 1%. | Regulated fares, such as Season Tickets, Off Peak Returns and most Anytime Day Returns, increase in line with the franchise agreement of the Retail Price Index (which was 5% in July) plus 1%. |
| Regulated fares are set through agreement with Transport Scotland. |