What it means: the average change in ticket prices across all operators and ticket types in Great Britain, weighted by how much each ticket is used. The chart shows fares after taking out inflation (measured by the Retail Prices Index), with 1995 set to 100: a rising line means fares have grown faster than prices in general. This is a price index, not an average ticket cost, because journeys vary so much in length. Shown for context with no rating.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, rail fares index, table 7180.