Tube Chiefs Plan Fare Increase in Bid to Force Commuters Onto Buses ; Peak-Time Travellers Will Subsidise Shoppers and Tourists

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COMMUTERS are facing a large increase in rush-hour Tube fares under radical plans to force more people to take the bus and subsidise travel for tourists and shoppers.

Transport for London chiefs are considering putting up peak-time fares in the next four years while cutting prices for those who travel at less busy periods, the Evening Standard has learned.

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Tube Chiefs Plan Fare Increase in Bid to Force Commuters Onto Buses ; Peak-Time Travellers Will Subsidise Shoppers and Tourists

The proposal, which is likely to be put before whoever wins the Mayor of London election next month, would see commuters singled out for inflation-bu...

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