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Effective Friday, the tariffs for public bus routes in Harju County will increase by an average of 20 percent. Andrus Niliski, the managing director of the North-Estonian Public Transport Centre says this is needed in order to maintain the current capacity of the bus network, and to further develop the service.
County bus lines in Estonia are struggling to keep services going at the set ticket prices, amid rising fuel prices, ETV news show 'Aktuaalne kaamera' (AK) reported Monday, with some lines threatening to halt services if the situation does not improve.
According to a Transport Administration regulation, the total number of kilometers for bus routes in all Estonian counties must be reduced by 2 percent. This could lead to underused county bus routes being closed down.