Commuters will be forking out more money to travel as train fares will increase by 2.3 per cent next year.
South West Trains confirmed a rise in cost from January 2, 2015, keeping in line with the government's separate announcement in Wednesday's Autumn Statement season tickets and other fares will rise by 2.5 per cent.
A single journey at peak time from Weybridge to Waterloo will move from £7.80 to £7.90.
A yearly season ticket from Epsom to Waterloo will increase from £1,876 to £2,092
A yearly season ticket from Surbiton to Waterloo will increase from £1,760 to £1,800
And a yearly ticket from Wimbledon to Waterloo will increase from £916 to £936.
Tim Shoveller, chief executive of the South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, said: "Over the never five years, Network Rail is spending on average £27m a day building and maintaining a better railway that benefits passengers, communities and businesses across Britain alongside commitments made by train companies to improve services.
"That will mean more seats, better stations and improved journeys.
"For every pound spent on fares, 97p goes on track, train, staff and other costs while 3p goes in profits earned by train companies for running services on Europe's fastest growing railway.
"The industry is continuing to work together to get more for every pound we invest to enable government to make fares decisions which work best for passengers."
The cost of a single journey will rise by an average of 9.5p, the lowest increase for five years, with the overall average price increase across the UK in 2015 will be 2.2 per cent.
New fares are now available to check and buy online.
The people on this South West trains service unanimously look like their souls have been sucked out by dementors. And the train was on time!
— David Bullen (@hydeandgoseek) December 5, 2014
Aarrgh Southwest trains, why cancel the one train I need to get at this godforsaken hour???
— Katie Godfrey (@k_godfrey24) December 5, 2014
OMG cannot contain my excitement at having wifi on Southwest Trains for the first time in ?5 years of travelling this line!
— Emma Spearing (@EmmaSpearing) December 4, 2014
@SW_Trains cattle are given more breathing space when being transported than on a southwest train in the morning #squashed!
— Jon Mackinney (@jon_m_mack) December 4, 2014
@chrisloder Clapham Junction had an extra 3.6m passengers changing or leaving the station last year. Huge growth.
— Matthew Plummer (@mwyp) December 5, 2014
@SW_Trains on the 8.20 train clapham junction - isleworth and can't breath as we are like sardines in here... Good service 👍
— Anna Huxham (@annahuxham) December 4, 2014
Additional reporting by Shubnum Gill.
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