Wednesday September 13, 2006

Public Transport Council approves 1.7% fare increase for bus, trains

channelnewsasia.com :

From October, adult EZ-link fares for buses and trains will increase by 1 to 3 cents, which amounts to an overall fare hike of 1.7%. Senior citizen off-peak EZ-link fares will correspondingly increase by 1 cent. There are no increases in case fares for buses, single trip tickets for trains, child and student fares and monthly student and NS concession passes.

In August, public transport operators SMRT Corp and SBS Transit applied to the Public Transport Council for these increases. The Council says that given the positive economic outlook, it assessed that there were no "extenuating circumstances" to vary or reject the proposal. It has approved a "tiered increase," depending on the distance travelled so that those who make short trips or transfers will pay less.

- We all knew it was inevitable, didn't we.
For earlier blogs on some of the recent price inflation going-ons in Singapore, click here.

See also :

1. SMRT plans fare hikes for its bus, MRT, LRT services
2. SBS Transit and SMRT apply for bus, train fare hikes

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