Highway bus lines instructed not to raise ticket prices during Thingyan

Yangon Region Public Transport Committee (YRTC) has instructed highway bus lines not to raise ticket prices and sell reasonably during Thingyan.

In order to provide convenient travel for passengers until their destination, highway bus lines based at Aung Mingalar and Dagon Ayeyar highway bus terminals have been instructed to sell tickets at reasonable prices and offer a smooth journey according to bus schedules, said YRTC joint secretary U Lyan Cing Mann.

“Highway bus lines will run on demand if there are many passengers during Thingyan, and we’ve also instructed them to sell tickets at a reasonable price,” he said.

The State leader himself has given instruction to provide adequate fuel for public transport vehicles, so the public don’t need to worry about it, he added.

There are a total 215 bus lines with 1566 buses at Aung Mingalar and 103 bus lines with 724 buses at Dagon Ayeyar, according to YRTC statistics. Further, additional buses have also been arranged for Thingyan, in case of breakdown or other unexpected incidents, said YRTC. – MT/ZS

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