Cash-strapped Salford residents say lower bus fares are helping them through the cost of living crisis.

On Sunday 4 September, bus fares across Greater Manchester decreased and were capped at certain prices in order to be more effective and help out the public.

Adult single tickets are now a maximum of £2, and children aged 5-16 will pay no more than £1 for a single ticket. A one-day adult ticket costs £5 allowing bus travel for the whole day, and children’s day tickets are capped at £2.50.

This covers any journey in Greater Manchester, from Salford, Stockport, Trafford and many other places in Greater Manchester.

Salford bus passenger Madeline Barlow said: “I live in Eccles and always use public transport to get to other parts of Salford and Manchester. The bus is a lot more convenient than the tram for me, so these new prices will be amazing especially for families whose children use the buses for travel to school and college.”

The new prices may help people in saving up during the Christmas period, which many families may not be able to afford this year.

Since schools and colleges went back shortly after the new fares came into action, the new prices seemed to have a good reaction from the public.

Ms Barlow stated: “As somebody who doesn’t drive and takes public transport regularly, it’s good that there are finally set prices now on the buses.

“I never used to know how much it was, it got confusing and now its simple and affordable especially as a young person not in a full-time job.

“It’s good that the government has finally started to reduce some prices especially with how expensive things are recently.”

 

 

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, stated that he wanted to mimic how public transport prices worked in London, and help people who are struggling with paying bills during the recent inflation.

 

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