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Metro and bus fares have increased

Metro and route bus fares have increased. Today, on January 31, the Tariff (price) Council made a decision on this.

In the information released by the organization, it is stated that the applications of the transport companies were considered at the meeting.

According to the decision, the fare for passenger transportation in the metro is set at 40 kopecks for 1 journey. It’s currently 30 cents: “The upper limit of the tariff for the country is 40 kopecks for intra-city bus routes (previously it was 35 kopecks), and 0.40-1.00 manat for suburban and inter-town bus routes, depending on the distance. On intercity bus routes, the upper limit of the tariff is set at 3 kopecks per kilometer (the previous tariff was 2.4 kopecks).”

According to the information of the institution, it was mentioned in the applications that from the last regulation (2018) in the past period, the increase in the import price of spare parts and repair costs had a serious impact on the cost of passenger transportation.

The decisions come into force on February 3.

Radio Liberty



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