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Half fare for the elderly
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Tuesday, 09 February 2010 15:30 |
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PENANG - The elderly will have something to cheer about soon. From Feb 15, those who are aged 60 years and above will need only pay half the fare for their journeys on Rapid Penang buses.
Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad said the fare depended on the distance travelled.
He said the company would also phase out the use of the senior citizens concession card in stages and the elderly had only to show their MyKad to bus drivers to qualify for the discount.
More buses for festive load
To cope with the Chinese New Year crowd, Rapid Penang has added 10 extra buses to main routes here beginning Feb 13-16.
"With the additional buses, the total number will be 265," said Azhar, according to Bernama.
He said the additional buses would operate on three main routes which were from Teluk Bahang, Air Itam, Bayan Baru heading towards Weld Quay and the frequency of service was between five to 10 minutes depending on traffic conditions.
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