Instead of the earlier slabs of Rs 10, 20, 30 and 40, the new structure will have five slabs of Rs 10, 20, 25, 35 and 45.
The Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro, run by the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, on Friday announced a fare hike on its system that would come into effect from December 1.
A statement from the metro operator said that 'a modest hike' of about Re 1 per trip has been made in the fare charged on the 45-trip Monthly Pass which is currently available in two slabs of Rs 675 and Rs 900 for short and long trips respectively. These Monthly Passes will now be available for Rs 725 and Rs 950, which works out to an increase of just over Re. 1 per trip, the statement said.
According to the new fares, the number of fare slabs has also been increased from the previous four to five now. Instead of the four earlier fare slabs of Rs 10, 18, 27 and 32, the revamped structure has five slabs of Rs 10, 20, 22, 29 and 34 in this category.
The fare in the single journey token category has been increased by a moderate Rs 5 per trip. Instead of the earlier slabs of Rs 10, 20, 30 and 40, the new structure will have five slabs of Rs 10, 20, 25, 35 and 45. The fare slabs per trip for the return journey token category have been similarly revamped from Rs 10, 15, 25 and 30 earlier to Rs 10, 20, 22.50, 30 and 35 now.
“As is widely known, the Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) had recommended a fare structure of Rs 10 to Rs 110 in July 2015 after detailed scrutiny of all aspects. Against the maximum fare of Rs. 110 recommended by the FFC, the maximum fare for Mumbai Metro after the revision is only Rs 45 while the minimum fare remains the same as before at Rs 10,” said an MMOPL statement.
A Reliance spokesperson called the new fare structure 'heavily discounted' and said the metro operator remained fully committed to providing a world-class metro to Mumbai.
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