evaluate there will be no metropolitan modification for schoolchildren and university students, so a return to full-time studies in higher education centers planned for the second half of the year, is independent of the recent price update for the service.
According to the coordinating consortium of the Metropolitan, the fare for schoolchildren and students on the main route remains at the level of S/1.25, and on feeder routes it is distributed as follows:
Tariffs for short feeder routes (Alysos, Bertello, Izaguirre, Los Olivos, Maiolo, Payet, Tahuantinsuyo, Puno, Belaunde) do not change. Meanwhile, on the America, Cedros de Villa and Proceres routes, the rate will continue at the current price of S/1.
Rate hike
This Saturday, July 16, announced the adjustment of tariffs for metropolitan services. High Capacity Corridor System I – Metropolitan.
Thus, on main routes, a regular ticket will cost S / 3.20, on long feeders the ticket will cost S / 1.50, and on short feeders the ticket will be S / 1.
Growth responds to changes that have taken place in the country in recent years, such as rising inflation, rising cost of living, changes in the exchange rate, among others, explains Cossack I-Metropolitan.
Similarly, another reason is the negative effects caused by the pandemic. COVID-19causing about 140,000 people to stop using the service daily, according to the consortium.
“Adjusting the tariff will allow the continued operation of a high-quality public transport system that mobilizes thousands of citizens in 12 districts, from commas before Villa El Salvador”, they noted.
(According to Andina)
Source: RPP
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