New Delhi: Over 50 youth staged a protest inside the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station here on Saturday against the Delhi Metro’s fare hike. The fare hike had come into effect in October 2017, triggering protests from multiple quarters. The group, that came in a Metro, got down at the station raising[Read More…]
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Loss of ridership not solely attributable to fare hike: DMRC
New Delhi: Clarifying about the reported drop in ridership of commuters in the month of October, the Delhi Metro on Friday said the loss cannot solely be attributed to the fare hike in that month. “The drop in ridership in the month of October 2017 is not solely attributable to[Read More…]
Delhi Metro to get costlier as phase two of hike kicks in from 1 Oct
In a big setback for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation(DMRC) passengers, the fares of the metro are likely to increase from 1 October. This will be the second phase of the hike, after the first phase took place in May this year when DMRC had revised its fares with effect from[Read More…]
Delhi: Metro fares hiked by 66%, likely to be implemented by Wednesday
Travelling in Delhi Metro, which is known as the lifeline of the nation’s capital, will become a bit more expensive from Wednesday. Notably, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) board has accepted a recommendation for an increase of fare on Monday. While the minimum fare from now will be Rs 10[Read More…]
Expect a 7% rise in train fares in the coming fiscal year
The railways might hike their passenger fares to around seven in order to be effective in the next fiscal year, as per the statements of financial projections in the Rail Budget, now merged with the General Budget to be presented on Wednesday. The announcement of an increase of fares is[Read More…]