Bengaluru Metro fares hike: CM Siddaramaiah directs BMRCL to tackle ‘abnormal’ ticket price surge in certain sectors

Good news for commuters: Bengaluru Metro fare slashed by 30% after public backlash over abnormal hike

Giving details, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) Managing Director Maheshwar Rao stated that the board reviewed public feedback and decided to bring down the fare increases at specific points.

Bengaluru Metro fare reduced by up to 30% after backlash over hike

Following public backlash, BMRCL has revised the recent metro fare hike, reducing prices by up to 30 per cent. The board reviewed feedback and corrected abnormal fare increases, effective immediately.

Bengaluru Metro to cap ‘abnormal’ fare hike to 70% after backlash

Maheshwara Rao, Managing Director, BMRCL, said the Bengaluru Metro fare hike anomaly was due to an error in the clubbing of fare slabs.

Bengaluru Metro fares hike: CM Siddaramaiah directs BMRCL to tackle ‘abnormal’ ticket price surge in certain sectors

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has ordered BMRCL to address the significant ticket price increases in Bengaluru Metro, which more than doubled in some areas. He emphasised the need to protect commuters' interests and sought a reduction in abnormal fare hikes.

Bengaluru metro fare hike: Metro ridership falls by 10%, BMRCL rules out rationalisation of fare slabs

BMRCL fare policy: This was the second weekday straight when there was a noticeable fall in metro ridership after the fare revision.

Metro fare fiasco: Experts ask for Fare Fixation Committee report to be made public

The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) faced severe public backlash after implementing an illogical fare hike, which led to its partial rollback within four days. The sudden fare increase, introduced on February 9, caused confusion and financial distress among commuters, prompting BMRCL to reduce the hike by 29%. BMRCL Managing Director M. Maheshwar Rao acknowledged that technical errors had affected the fare calculation and announ…