Metro Travel Backets Slightly Costlier | Delhi News – Times of India

New Delhi: Traveling by delhi metro became costlier from monday as Fares was increased after eight years. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said the Increases were minimal, ranging from re 1 to Rs 4, depending on the distance of travel. A similar increase has also been implemented for the airport express line, where the increase ranges from re 1 to Rs 5. This is DMRC’s Sixth Revision of Fares Since it started operations. Students, people from Lower-Income Groups and the Elderly May Feel the PINCH. Some commuters expressed disappointment at the added burden on their alredy stretched budgets, while others said the hike was minimal but dmrc short focus on reducing the gap in free Stations. According to DMRC, The 4th Fare Fixation Committee (FFC) Recommended a revision of the Fares through an automatic fare revision formula. This revision was, accorded, don in line with the statutory provisions and recommendations of FFC as Decided by the Board of Directors of the Urban Train Company. “In the last few years, DMRC has been facing consideable financial challenges. Challenge to DMRC’s Resources, “Explained a company official. “The Need for Midlife Refurbishment of the Delhi Metro Trains, Civil Assets and Machinery, The Expected on General Upkeep of the Network and Salaries also Continued Dering the Pandmic Period., The official added that without any increase in passenger Fares in the last eight years, the financial condition of the corporate strain. Delhi Metro Fares was the first revised in 2004, where the second revision came into an into effect in 2005, the third in 2009, followed by two two revisions in May and Oct 2017. DMRC said despite the revision, delhi metro Fares continue to remain one of the lowest in the world. “DMRC did not implement fare revision Yearly as mandated by the 4th FFC Secause of the Covid Pandemic in which Normal Services was not feasible and there was also a Dip in Ridership Due to Rewards. Started Normalising from 2024 Onwards and to Cater to the Present-Day Requirements, The Fares have been revised at a minimal level, “said the official. Delhi metro is one of the most preferred modes of public transport in the capital. The number of public buses is indequate to meet the growing City’s requirements while app-based cab agregators are expected. Sachin Kumar, An Interior Decorator, Who Travels Around 35km Every day from Gurgaon to Delhi for Work, Said Delhi Metro Had Increased The Fare But Facilites in Metro Stations in IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN INCREESED Upgraded. “On some lines, am the violet line, the wait time for a train is 10-15 minutes. Demanding concessions for students traveling in the train, ritula guha, a college student, said Her one-wait Had Increased From RS 36 to Rs 38 from Dilshaden to Mandi House. “It will impact the month’s budget as I travel five days a week to my college. I feel that DMRC should Focus more on Cleanliness in the Trains, “She Said. Dhritty Banvari, A Student, Pays Rs 60 One Way from Rohini West to the Noida Electronic City Metro Station. “Apart from the metro, I spend on auto fomers from both metro stations for five days a week. Peak hours, “She said. For shreya vashisth, who travels from greater kilash metro station to noida electronic city, the Increase in Fare will have minimal impact. But she too said the risk in Fares Should have been decided by measures to curb overcrowding during Delhi aam aadmi party president Saurabh Bharadwaj said BJP Had Promised Free Metro Travel for Students Before The Elections. “But after assuming office, it has hiked fares by 10%, burdening lakhs of students,” Bharadwaj Said. Delhi Congress Chief Devender Yadav Claimed The Fare Hike Had Made Made Traveling by Metro Unaffordable for Ordinary Commuters. Calling the move Anti-PEOPLE and Anti-Poor, He Demanded The Immediate Rollback of the Increase in Fares.