Millions of train passengers will be hit by another fare hike from today.

Commuters will have to pay an average of 2.7 per cent extra for their train tickets, with many facing an increase of more than £100 for an annual pass.

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The rise comes after fewer than two-thirds of trains ran on time last year and pressure groups have hailed the price increase as the start of "another decade of misery" for rail users.

There was major disruption to Northern, TransPennine Express and West Midlands Trains services during much of 2019. Fewer than half (47 per cent) of passengers are satisfied with the value for money of train tickets, according to the latest survey by watchdog Transport Focus.

The price hike is lower than last year's, which saw ticket fares rise by 3.1 per cent. But 2020's figure is still far higher than ten years ago — in 2010, prices rose by just 1.1 per cent in comparison.

Transport Focus director David Sidebottom said: "After a year of pretty poor performance in some areas, passengers just want a consistent day-to-day service they can rely on and a better chance of getting a seat."

He urged passengers to "offset the cost of the fare rises" by claiming compensation for every eligible delay.

But Robert Nisbet, a director of industry body the Rail Delivery Group, says that service will improve this year.

He said: "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."