Dehradun. UP has increased the fare of roadways buses. The passenger fare was increased by 25 paise per km after two years. Uttarakhand Roadways will also increase the fare of Delhi and UP route buses from 5 to 15 from Wednesday.
After the notification of UP State Transport Authority, the maximum fare of ordinary buses of UP Roadways has been increased to Rs 1.30 per passenger per km. Now Rs 25 extra fare will have to be paid for traveling 100 km. The increased fare in UP will be implemented from Tuesday. It will have an impact in Uttarakhand as well. Because UP rates will be applicable in Uttarakhand Roadways buses plying in the UP border. Apart from UP, buses also ply for Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana from major bus stations of Uttarakhand. Buses on these routes pass through UP. Talking about Doon, the journey to various routes of Kumaon including Haldwani, Delhi, Saharanpur, Roorkee will become expensive. 50 buses of Uttarakhand ply on routes connected to UP.
