Starting Monday, new state commuters will have to pay more for train, buses, ferries or light rail using their Aobao cards. (picture of Sydney Herald Morning Herald)
Starting on Monday, commuters in new states will have to pay more for train, buses, ferries or light tracks, with the average adult fare rising to A $2.87, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
It is reported that the New State Transportation Department (Transport for NSW) will increase the cost of all Australian treasure cards by 1.9%, in line with the inflation rate. This means that the maximum fee for adult residents to take the train or subway will rise by 17 cents to A $8.86. The cost of taking a bus will rise 9 cents to A $4.8. But older people or pension recipients who use the Aobao card will not charge more than A $2.5 a day, which is still the current daily limit.
New State Transportation Director Constance (Andrew Constance) said residents still cost much less to travel by train, bus, ferry, subway or light rail than to drive.
It is reported that since 2015-16, the average cost of using an Australian treasure card for adults in Xinzhou has risen 4.8 percent, but it is still well below the 13 percent increase allowed by the Independent pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal).
Earlier on Friday, New State government also fulfilled its campaign promise, announcing that starting on Monday, the weekly spending ceiling for Australian Treasurys would be reduced to A $50, a measure that would save commuters A $686a a year.
Governor (Gladys Berejiklian) said that starting on Monday, the weekly cost limit for adult passengers was reduced to A $50, while children`s card, youth card and discount card were reduced to A $25. Other Australian card offers remain unchanged, such as transfer discounts.
It is reported that measures to lower the weekly public transport fare ceiling and provide travel concessions to elderly people in remote areas of the new state will require taxpayer to contribute at least A $160 million over the next four years.
Government also plans to allow the public to use credit and debit cards to pay for buses in the coming weeks.
At present, devices such as bank cards and mobile wallets on smartphones can be used to pay for new state passenger train, trams and ferries. However, passengers who use credit cards and related electronic devices do not enjoy the same discounts as those who swipe the Australian treasure card, including a halving of fares after eight trips a week or a A $2 transfer discount on vehicles such as buses to train.
