Race hate crimes on Britain’s railway networks have risen by 37% in the past five years, an average of more than five reported incidents of abuse or harassment a day.

British transport police (BTP), covering railway services in England, Scotland and Wales, including London underground, recorded 1,993 racially motivated hate crimes in 2015, an average of 5.5 per day.

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