This is how much rail fares at Leeds Station have increased by today

The cost of train travel increases nationally every year, as the Government switches the burden of funding the railways from taxpayers to passengers.

A campaign group has said commuters face "another decade of misery" as fares are hiked by an average of 2.7% across the UK.

Fewer than half (47%) of rail passengers are satisfied with the value for money of train tickets, according to the latest survey by watchdog Transport Focus.

Bruce Williamson, of pressure group Railfuture, claimed fares are "outstripping people's incomes".

He said: "Welcome to another decade of misery for rail passengers.

"How on earth is the Government going to meet its climate commitments by pricing people off environmentally-friendly trains and on to our polluted and congested roads?"

The increase in around 45% of fares, including season tickets, is regulated by the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments.

This is predominantly capped at July's RPI inflation figure, which was 2.8%.

The rest are decided by train companies.

CrossCountry has increased fares by the maximum figure of 2.8%, while Northern is not far behind with a 2.5% increase.

Robert Nisbet, director of nations and regions for industry body the Rail Delivery Group, said: "We know that no-one wants to pay more to travel, and rail companies have, for the third year in a row, held average fare increases below inflation while continuing to deliver investment in new trains and extra services that will improve journeys for customers.

"In 2020, we will work together to run 1,000 extra services a week and roll out 1,000 more train carriages as we replace half the country's train carriages.

"We will also continue to push for changes to regulations that would make rail fares match how people work today and tackle crowding on the busiest long-distance routes."

How much has my train company increased its fares by?

- CrossCountry: 2.8%

- East Midlands Railway: 2.6%

- Grand Central: 2.8%

- London North Eastern Railway: 1.2%

- Northern: 2.5%

- TransPennine Express: Did not provide a figure for the average increase across all its fares