Transport for Wales' train fares to rise 2.6% next month

Transport for Wales has announced it will increase some rail fares by 2.6% from March.

The rail company says it would fund "investment as affordably as possible for both rail passengers and taxpayers".

Last week, the Welsh Government formally took control of TfW from KeolisAmey.

A TfW spokesman said implementing a same price rise with the Department for Transport would "keep fares simple for people travelling between Wales and the rest of the UK rail network".

"Rail fares help us to fund our investment as affordably as possible for both rail passengers and taxpayers," he said."

Transport for Wales run services on the Welsh Marches line and manage railway stations in Abergavenny, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow and Craven Arms.