PESHAWAR, Sept 8: In the wake of increase in petroleum prices, transporters in Peshawar district have decided to increase transport fare by Rs2 per stop in case of the government’s failure to revise fare list within three days.

Peshawar Urban Transport Union president Khan Zaman Afridi told Dawn on Saturday that whenever the rates of petroleum products were decreased, the regional transport authority revised fare list but this hadn’t been done after the fresh upward revision of petrol, diesel and CNG prices.

He said petroleum prices had increased thrice over some weeks but transporters didn’t increase fare and even RTA didn’t revise fare.

Mr Afridi said it was the duty of the transport department to revise fare list because such issues always caused differences between transporters and the government.

He said the government used to issue separate fare list for CNG vehicles but oil and CNG prices were almost the same.

The union president asked the government to issue a fare list to transporters without differentiating among diesel, petrol and CNG.

“In the past, the government issued CNG fare lists 25 per cent less than that of diesel when CNG was sold at cheaper rates, but, now, price of gas has also been increased and there is no need for separate price list,” he said.

He said currently, transporters charged a commuter between Rs12 to Rs18 for stop-by-stop bus and wagon travel in Peshawar district.

Mr Afridi said the government was expected to raise fare until Monday otherwise transporters would have to park their vehicles outside the office of the relevant officials.

The Regional Transport Authority secretary couldn’t be contacted for version on fare revision despite repeated attempts.

However, an official of RTA said transporters had yet not formally approached the authority for fare increase.

Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport Authority has notified new fare on different routes in the province and written to all RTA secretaries to prepare fare tables of the routes falling in their respective jurisdiction in light of diesel at Rs112.13 per litre on Sept 1.

According to the revised list, fare for a flying coach and minibus passenger from Peshawar to Mardan had been increased from Rs78 to Rs82, to Mingora from Rs242 to Rs254, to Charsadda from Rs32 to Rs34.29, to Bannu from Rs232 to Rs243, to Dera Ismail Khan from Rs406 to Rs426, to Kohat from Rs78 to Rs82.55, to Hangu from Rs124 to Rs130.81, to Dir from Rs250 to Rs317.

Fare of air-conditioned buses has also been increased.

According to the revised list, air-conditioned bus fare from Peshawar to Mardan has been increased from Rs91 to Rs95, to Mingora from Rs282 to Rs294, to Charsadda from Rs38 to Rs39, to Bannu from Rs270 to Rs282, to Dera Ismail Khan from Rs473 to Rs493, to Kohat from Rs91 to Rs95, to Hangu from Rs145 to Rs151, to Dir from Rs265 to Rs280.

The authority has also revised fare of ordinary buses.

According to revised list, ordinary fare from Peshawar to Mardan has been increased from Rs68 to Rs72, to Mingora from Rs212 to Rs224, to Charsadda from Rs28 to Rs30, to Bannu from Rs203 to Rs215, to Dera Ismail Khan from Rs356 to Rs376, to Kohat from Rs68 to Rs72, to Dir from Rs265 to Rs280.

Transport fare to the rest of stations in the province has also been revised, but details are not available.

Fresh fare of CNG vehicles (flying coaches) from Peshawar to Mardan is Rs61, to Mingora Rs190, to Charsadda Rs25, to Bannu Rs182, to Dera Ismail Khan Rs319, to Kohat Rs61, to Hangu Rs97, to Dir Rs237, to Haripur Rs148, to Abbottabad Rs183 and to Mansehra Rs206.

CNG fare in air-conditioned buses from Peshawar to Mardan is Rs71, to Mingora Rs220, to Charsadda Rs29, to Bannu Rs211, to Dera Ismail Khan Rs369, to Kohat Rs71, to Hangu Rs113, to Dir Rs275, to Haripur Rs171, to Abbottabad Rs212, and to Mansehra Rs238.The new fare in CNG-fitted ordinary buses from Peshawar to Mardan is Rs54, to Mingora Rs168, to Charsadda Rs22, to Bannu Rs161, to Dera Ismail Khan Rs282, to Kohat Rs54, Hangu Rs86, to Dir Rs210, to Haripur Rs131, Abbottabad Rs162, and to Mansehra Rs182.Fare of luxury CNG-fitted buses from Peshawar to Mingora was fixed at Rs182, to Charsadda Rs24, to Bannu Rs174, to Dera Ismail Khan Rs305, to Kohat Rs59, Hangu Rs93, to Dir Rs227, to Haripur Rs141, to Abbottabad Rs175 and to Mansehra Rs197.