Local Lib Dem MP slams rail fare “slap in the face” and calls for rail fares to be frozen as prices rise

The cost of a five-day a week season ticket from Eastleigh to London Waterloo has risen to £6860 per year.

It follows ticket price rises of 3.8% in 2022, 5.9% in 2023, and 4.9% in 2024.

Lib Dem MP Liz Jarvis said that people in Eastleigh should not be paying more for a service that is “simply not working” after years of Conservative Party neglect and mismanagement.

Liberal Democrat MP for Eastleigh, Liz Jarvis said: 

“Passengers in my constituency are being hammered by rising ticket prices, whilst our railways are simply not working. Years of Conservative neglect and mismanagement have forced rail users to suffer endless delays as they just try to go about their everyday lives.

“It’s a slap in the face for all those passengers who have been forced to suffer these cancellations and delayed journeys only for ticket prices to rise again this year. 

“We must now freeze fares to stop passengers from having to pay more for a service that is not delivering.”