Hong Kong Peak Tram reopens on Saturday - with ticket prices about 70 per cent higher
- Seats in new 210-seater tram cost HK$88 for one adult return ticket, up from HK$52
- Ticket price reflects rise in cost of revamp due to delays caused by pandemic, says operator
Hong Kong’s Peak Tram will be back in service this Saturday with a nearly 70 per cent increase in ticket price after the Covid-19 pandemic inflated the revamp cost to nearly HK$800 million (US$102 million), according to the operator.
The sixth generation of the 134-year-old Peak Tram will greet passengers in a new deep green colour, paying tribute to the third and fourth generation tramcars.
The new tram can accommodate up to 210 passengers per ride, 75 per cent more than the previous generation.
The price of an adult return ticket has increased from HK$52 to HK$88, almost 70 per cent more than prior to renovation. The last rise was in 2018, when prices were increased by 16 per cent from HK$45 to HK$52.
The revamp cost HK$799 million, HK$119 million more than the proposed budget.
The tram service was suspended in June 2021 for the revamp, which was supposed to take six months. But the reopening was postponed because of the pandemic.
May Tsang Ying-mei, general manager of the tram operator Peak Complex, attributed the price increase to the extra cost incurred during the pandemic.
