Javier Milei’s administration is now looking to increase fares for the railway service. The call for a hearing will be to delve into the details of the new tariff table.
He Government Now it’s going for the increase in the ticket train. After the the rise in buses and the subway, another blow to the pockets of millions of people who use public transport. The administration of Javier Milei called this Wednesday for a public hearing that will result in the New tariff table for railway service throughout the country.
Through resolution 29/2024 published today in the Official Gazettethe National Transportation Secretariat The call for a public hearing was made to present the new tariff tables that it wants to implement starting next September 16.
Strictly speaking, this is a non-binding “citizen participation instance”, that is, exhibitors and participants will be able to give their opinions but will not be able to influence the final result, increase in the value of train ticketsThe call for applications begins today and will run until Friday.
Following this process, the Government will implement a new tariff schedule for passenger rail transport under its jurisdiction. This covers the following: metropolitan services already them extended local services.
Train fares will increase by 40% from September 16th.
How much will the train ticket cost?
The increase proposed by the authorities is 40% approximately. In this way, the minimum ticket price for the Tren Roca will go from $200 to $280.
The most expensive section (for trips of more than 24 kilometers) will rise from $320 to $450. The new tariff table will apply to all metropolitan services: line Mitre, Sarmiento, Saint Martin, Belgrano South, Belgrano North, General Urquiza and the Coastal Train.
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According to the documentation presented, The rate with social attribute will remain in force with a discount of $55. In turn, Prices for unregistered SUBE cards will be double.
Extended local services will also have increases of around 40%In this sense, the minimum price, which is currently $160, will increase to $224.
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