{"id":2174,"date":"2018-10-31T15:16:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2018-10-31T15:16:13","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:16:13","slug":"public-transport-to-increase-their-fares-by-max-10-cents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/2174\/public-transport-to-increase-their-fares-by-max-10-cents\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Transport To Increase Their Fares By Max 10 cents!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2175\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Public-Transport-Fare-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Public-Transport-Fare-Increase.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Public-Transport-Fare-Increase-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Public-Transport-Fare-Increase-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Public-Transport-Fare-Increase-585x366.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier there was an announcement from Public Transport Council (PTC) that by September, they will have their fare review exercise for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Now it has been confirm where Singapore\u00a0public transport fares is set to increase by max 10 cents, effective Dec. 29, 2018!<\/p>\n<p>The PTC confirmed on Oct. 30 that fares will increase by a maximum of 10 cents (roughly about 4.3 per cent). If you&#8217;re wondering what&#8217;s the new fares, here are the increases at a glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adult fare (paid by cards) will increase by 6 cents per journey.<\/li>\n<li>Senior citizen and student concession fares will increase by 1 cent per journey.<\/li>\n<li>Single trip train ticket fare and adult bus cash fare will increase by 10 cents.<\/li>\n<li>Senior citizen and student bus cash fares remain unchanged.<\/li>\n<li>Monthly concession passes and adult monthly <a class=\"thirstylink\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Expedia\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/go\/expedia\/\" data-nojs=\"1\" data-shortcode=\"true\">travel<\/a> passes remain unchanged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you wondering why is there an increase in fare now?<\/p>\n<p>This is because that the PTC noted that public transport fares have dropped for the past three consecutive years, by a total of\u00a0<strong>8.3 per cent<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2015, fares dropped by 1.9 per cent.<\/li>\n<li>In 2016, fares fell by 4.2 per cent, and<\/li>\n<li>In 2017, fares dipped a further 2.2 per cent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thus this has resulted that it&#8217;s time for them to adjust the pricing for the public transport fare. 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