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Rail commuters face paying more for season tickets from January

Published: 12:11, 14 August 2019

| Updated: 12:11, 14 August 2019

Rail commuters in Kent face paying more than £200 extra for an annual season ticket from January.

It's been confirmed regulated fares will be able to rise by up to 2.8%.

The increase is linked to July's rate of Retail Prices Index inflation.

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