RAIL passengers face a dreary new year will some ticket prices soaring by more than double the rate of inflation.

RAIL passengers face a dreary new year will some ticket prices soaring by more than double the rate of inflation.

Announced today, regulated fares, which include season tickets, are rising by an average of 6% from January 2.

Unregulated fares, which include most leisure and advanced-fare tickets, will

be rising by an average of 7%, with some fares going up by an average of more than 11%.