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10% hike for cross-border travel Translink face fare hike pressure
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Fares on cross-border transport services are set to increase by at least 10% from Monday 4 May. Translink is coming under pressure to retract an announcement on the revision of bus and rail fares and consult consumers about increases of up to 10%.
Enterprise rail tickets will cost 10% more, while coach journeys are set to go up by 13%. The company published details of fare revisions in local papers on Thursday.
NI Railways fares will also be increased by an average of 3%, while Ulsterbus and Goldline fares will go up by 2%. The Consumer Council said it had not been consulted on increases which will see cross-border bus and rail fares rise by an average of 10% from 4 May.
Metro cash fares are to go up by 10p per journey, but Metro Smartlink multi-journeys are to remain the same. Ulsterbus and Goldline fares face an average 2% increase, while NI Railways fares will go up by an average of 3%.
The fare increases have been advertised in NI's daily newspapers. There has been no comment yet from the Department for Regional Development, while Translink has issued a statement saying: "Discussions are ongoing regarding the revision of Translink fares".
A Translink spokeswoman said: "Discussions are ongoing regarding the revision of Translink fares." The government-owned company announced in newspaper advertisements that Enterprise cross-border rail tickets will cost 10% more, while coach journeys are set to go up by 13%.
It said NI Railways fares will also be increased by an average of 3%, while Ulsterbus and Goldline fares will go up by 2%.
Metro cash fares are to go up by 10p per journey, but Metro Smartlink multi-journeys are to remain the same, the transport firm said.