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Rail fares increase to hit Hastings commuters.

Commuters in Hastings could see rail fare increases of up to eight per cent in 2009.

Southeastern Railway, which runs trains from Hastings and St Leonards to London, has proposed fare increases for three years of the 4.5 per cent inflation rate, plus an extra three per cent.

The increases will see a price rise of almost [pounds sterling]300 for a yearly season ticket from Hastings to London, up to [pounds sterling]3,909 from [pounds sterling]3,620.

MP Michael Foster said he has written to the Office of Rail Regulation to raise his concerns about the proposed increases.

He said: "We need to look at whether or not these railway companies can justify the ...

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