Bengal Bus Fares

The Mamata Banerjee government today launched what could evolve into London's all- in-one Oyster Card for the metropolis's transport. It is called the 'West Bengal Transport Card' and will enable commuters to swipe and pay fares on all state-run buses, trams and ferries in the city.

The Mamata Banerjee government has reluctantly decided to hike bus fares in Bengal.

People of West Bengal are bracing for a hard time commuting as bus and minibus operators have called a three-day strike from August 20 demanding fare hike, even as taxi operators today held city-dwellers to ransom for the fourth day in a fortnight by observing a wild-cat strike.

The strike has been called to press for the demand for a hike in bus fares in view of the rising fuel costs, which had been turned down by the West Bengal government.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

Around 44,000 private buses in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal will remain off road for the next 48 hours. The private bus operators in the state began their strike from 6 am today in their call for a hike in fares, a demand which the Mamata Banerjee government has repeatedly rejected.

Bus and minibus operators on Saturday deferred a 48-hour strike call from August 19 by two weeks after assurance from the West Bengal government to look into the matter of a fare hike, bus operators said.

State road transport corporations will have to raise fares by over 18 per cent to make up for the recent diesel price deregulation, according to India Ratings & Research said on Tuesday.

The strike called by private bus operators in West Bengal entered its second day today affecting lakhs of commuters in the state. Nearly 37,000 private buses, 6500 of them in Kolkata, have kept off the road since the strike began yesterday calling for a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

Commuters in West Bengal were in for a tough Monday morning as private bus operators began an indefinite strike today. Close to 37,000 private buses were off the roads in the state affecting almost 40 lakh passengers statewide. The transporters have demanded a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

In a bid to pressure the West Bengal government to increase bus and taxi fares, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, one of the largest bus operators in the state, today decided to go on an indefinite strike from September 17.

The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates, a body of bus owners in West Bengal, today deferred the proposed 24-hour state-wide strike on July 31 demanding hike in fares due to rise in fuel prices.

The Mamata Banerjee government today launched what could evolve into London's all- in-one Oyster Card for the metropolis's transport. It is called the 'West Bengal Transport Card' and will enable commuters to swipe and pay fares on all state-run buses, trams and ferries in the city.

The Mamata Banerjee government has reluctantly decided to hike bus fares in Bengal.

People of West Bengal are bracing for a hard time commuting as bus and minibus operators have called a three-day strike from August 20 demanding fare hike, even as taxi operators today held city-dwellers to ransom for the fourth day in a fortnight by observing a wild-cat strike.

The strike has been called to press for the demand for a hike in bus fares in view of the rising fuel costs, which had been turned down by the West Bengal government.

The two-day bus strike across West Bengal, which failed to evoke much response today, was withdrawn by the sponsors this afternoon following "assurance" of a possible fare hike from the state transport minister.

Around 44,000 private buses in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal will remain off road for the next 48 hours. The private bus operators in the state began their strike from 6 am today in their call for a hike in fares, a demand which the Mamata Banerjee government has repeatedly rejected.

Bus and minibus operators on Saturday deferred a 48-hour strike call from August 19 by two weeks after assurance from the West Bengal government to look into the matter of a fare hike, bus operators said.

State road transport corporations will have to raise fares by over 18 per cent to make up for the recent diesel price deregulation, according to India Ratings & Research said on Tuesday.

The strike called by private bus operators in West Bengal entered its second day today affecting lakhs of commuters in the state. Nearly 37,000 private buses, 6500 of them in Kolkata, have kept off the road since the strike began yesterday calling for a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

Commuters in West Bengal were in for a tough Monday morning as private bus operators began an indefinite strike today. Close to 37,000 private buses were off the roads in the state affecting almost 40 lakh passengers statewide. The transporters have demanded a fare hike after diesel prices were increased by Rs 5 per litre on Thursday.

In a bid to pressure the West Bengal government to increase bus and taxi fares, the Joint Council of Bus Syndicate, one of the largest bus operators in the state, today decided to go on an indefinite strike from September 17.

The Joint Council of Bus Syndicates, a body of bus owners in West Bengal, today deferred the proposed 24-hour state-wide strike on July 31 demanding hike in fares due to rise in fuel prices.