NSW: Fuel costs force fares rise in Sydney and Newcastle

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2006
NSW: Fuel costs force fares rise in Sydney and Newcastle

Rising fuel costs have forced an increase in the price of bus and ferry fares in Sydney
and Newcastle.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has announced the fares will go up
on January 2 next year.

Most single bus ticket prices in Sydney will increase between 10 and 20 cents.

The price of section 1-2 single tickets won't change.

TravelTens will increase by no more than a dollar 60 .. and bus and ferry TravelPasses
by no more than two dollars.

Single ferry tickets .. including the Manly JetCat .. will increase by no more than
30 cents .. while FerryTens will increase by between a dollar and two dollars ten.

The price of rail-bus-ferry TravelPasses and DayTripper tickets won't change.

In Newcastle .. single tickets on buses and the Newcastle-Stockton ferry will increase
by between 10 and 30 cents.

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KEYWORD: FARES (SYDNEY)

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