Train companies have announced how much their fares will rise in January. They say the average 1.1% overall increase is the lowest since privatisation of the industry in the 1990s, but there are fears some "unregulated" fares - which include cheap day returns - will go up by considerably more. Here is a summary of the changes:Across all fares there will an average rise of 1.4%, with some off-peak fares...
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About 70% of rail fares in Scotland are to be frozen or cut from January, the rail operator has announced.First ScotRail said off-peak returns, standard season tickets and all fares in Strathclyde would not rise in price.But many unregulated fares - including first class fares, anytime returns, off-peak day returns and some fares outside Strathclyde - would rise by 3%.A Passenger group welcomed the...
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week after bus fares went up sharply in the Indian capital, the Delhi Metro Wednesday announced a 36 percent increase in fares fuelling sharp reactions from commuters.This is the third time the hugely popular Delhi Metro, now used by nearly 900,000 people, has upped fares since it started operation in 2002. The revised fares will come into force Friday.The minimum fare (for up to 2 km) has gone up...
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36 percent increase in its fares.The increase in metro fares, coming after a gap of five years, will come in to force Friday.The minimum fare (0-2 km) was increased from Rs.6 to Rs.8, while the maximum fare (over 39 km) was increased from Rs.22 to Rs.30, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced. The rest of the slabs will also increase accordingly."The suggestions of third fare fixation committee...
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36 percent increase in its fares.The increase in metro fares, coming after a gap of five years, will come in to force Friday.The minimum fare (0-2 km) was increased from Rs.6 to Rs.8, while the maximum fare (over 39 km) was increased from Rs.22 to Rs.30, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced. The rest of the slabs will also increase accordingly.The suggestions of third fare fixation committee...
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three days of relief, cost of travelling by public transport is finally going up from Wednesday.After a notification from the lieutenant-governor, increased bus fares have become effective in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and blueline buses.The Delhi cabinet had approved a fare hike of 70 per cent in DTC and blueline buses on October 26. The new fare structure was to come into effect from November...
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Almost a week after DTC hiked the fares of its bus service, Delhi Metro Wednesday announced an increase in fares, burning a hole in the commuters' pockets.The minimum fare (0-2 km) was increased from Rs.6 to Rs.8, while the maximum fare (over 39 km) was increased from Rs.22 to Rs.30, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced. The rest of the slabs will also increase accordingly.The move comes...
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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today justified the metro fare hike, saying the Delhi Metro needs financial resources to offer better facilities to the people of the city. "When facilities are provided, expenditure is required ...From where will the government get the money?," Dikshit said. Delhi government and the Centre have equal partnership in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). After the bus...
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Chief minister Sheila Dikshit today justified the metro fare hike, saying the Delhi Metro needs financial resources to offer better facilities to the people of the city. "When facilities are provided, expenditure is requiredfrom where the Government will get the money?," Dikshit said.Delhi government and the Centre have equal partnership in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). After the bus fare...
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Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad has announced reduction in passenger fares of various classes while introducing the Railway Budget for 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha today.There will be a reduction of one rupee in the second-class fares of up to rupees fifty for non-suburban mail/express and ordinary passenger trains. The second-class fares of all mail/express and ordinary trains will be reduced by 5% for the...
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