Bus Tickets Made Mandatory on Western Province Buses from Tomorrow

The Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority has announced that, effective tomorrow (01), passengers traveling without tickets on buses operating within the province will be fined.

Operations Manager of the Authority, Jeevinda Keerthirathna, stated that conductors who fail to issue tickets to passengers will also face penalties. He emphasized that, from tomorrow onwards, it will be mandatory for all passengers traveling on Western Province buses to carry a valid ticket.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Authority, Gamini Jasinghe, confirmed that the issuance of tickets to passengers on all public transport buses in the Western Province will become compulsory from tomorrow (01).

Accordingly, both the passenger’s responsibility to obtain a ticket and the conductor’s duty to issue one will be strictly enforced.

Mr. Jasinghe further explained: “From the moment a passenger boards, it is mandatory for the conductor to issue a ticket containing details such as the bus number, journey start and endpoint, serial number, and fare. Likewise, the passenger is responsible for obtaining a ticket before starting the journey and keeping it until the destination.

The Authority has decided that, from October 01, ticket issuance and possession will be compulsory. In any instance where a conductor fails to issue a ticket, legal action will be taken against him. Similarly, if a passenger does not obtain a ticket, legal measures will also apply. In such cases, the passenger will be fined Rs. 100 in addition to being charged double the fare for the journey.”