NWFB and Citybus were approved to increase their fares by 12% last year. In April this year, they will increase their fares in the first phase. This Sunday, that is, on January 2 next year, they will increase their fares by 3.2%.
The two buses announced today (30th) the fare after the second phase of the fare increase. The increase for each route ranges from 1 cent to 1.4 yuan. The amount of fare increase for the sightseeing bus routes H1 and H2 once again tops the two buses.
However, based on the rate of increase, the line 6 between Central (Exchange Square) and Stanley Market has increased by 6.52% compared to April this year.
The hardest hit area is the route on Hong Kong Island. Most of the overall increase is more than 12%. The total increase in the two phases of Route 48 between Shenzhen Bay and Wah Fu (North) is 15.6%, while the increase in the cross-harbour route is relatively small. Low.
NWFB and Citybus said that the new fare will take effect at 2:30 am on January 2 next year.
Sightseeing route H1 and H2 new price $39.8, defending the highest price increase route
NWFB and Citybus were approved to increase the fare by 12% in March last year. The first phase increase was 8.5% on April 4 last year, and another 3.2% increase will begin on January 2 next year.
According to the latest fare schedule of the two buses, each route has an increase of 1 cent to 1.4 yuan. The "rickshaw" sightseeing routes H1 and H2 with the highest price increase last time are "defending" again, from 38.4 yuan to 39.8 yuan, cumulatively The two price increases add up to a total of 4.6 yuan.
Central to Stanley Market Line 6 plus 6.52% higher than average increase
Most of the routes on Hong Kong Island have increased by 3.2% this time. Among them, Route 6 between Central (Exchange Square) and Stanley Market is added 6 cents, an increase of 6.52% over April; Central (Star Ferry) Ocean Park’s morning special route 629 also increased its fare by 8 cents, an increase of 6.45%.
However, the rate of increase for the cross-harbour routes this time around was significantly lower. For the 962X between Tuen Mun and Causeway Bay, the increase was only 1 cent this time, which was less than 0.5%. For the rest of the exclusive cross-harbour routes, the increase was only 4%.
The annual average increase of 12% for Line 48 reached 15.6%. The second phase of the new price will take effect at 2:30 a.m. on January 2
The hardest hit area is the route on Hong Kong Island. Most of the overall increase is more than 12%. The total increase in the two phases of Route 48 between Shenzhen Bay and Wah Fu (North) is 15.6%, while the increase in the cross-harbour route is relatively small. Low.
NWFB and Citybus said that the new fare will take effect at 2:30 am on January 2 next year.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", Tan Limin, the CEO of Huida Transportation, the parent company of the two bus companies, revealed that he is still facing losses after the fare increase and is still losing 25 million yuan a month. He also described the average fare of the Hong Kong Island route as "even the egg tart". At that time, it was pointed out that a transportation network would be established in the new development areas such as Queen's Hill and Tuen Mun. It also pointed out that the public must be psychologically prepared that the bus fare may increase every year.
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