Claim: Rail companies have held average fare increases below inflation.
Fact-check: Rail fares are increasing in price faster than other goods and services - Full Fact
Verdict: rail companies have held price increases slightly below the rpi measure of inflation, but this isn't considered reliable. better measures of inflation suggest the fare increases are higher than inflation.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2020-01-02T00:00:00