Following DTC, Metro hikes fares :(

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Come Friday, Delhiites will have to shell out more for taking a metro ride. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has announced across the board hike in fares ranging from Rs 2 for short distances to Rs 8 for longer hauls.

Fares have been revised to cope with increase in costs and help DMRC meet its huge interest and loan repayment burden, which will be in the range of Rs 500-600 crore per year after the opening of phase-II sections.

In comparison to the fares of other metros, except for Kolkata, the charges of Delhi metro are the lowest in the world.

Now, a metro ride from Vishwavidyalaya to Rajiv Chowk will cost Rs 15 instead of Rs 11. The fare charged for travelling from Tilak Nagar to Rajiv Chowk has now been revised from Rs 13 to Rs 18. The minimum fare has been raised from Rs 6 to Rs 8, while the maximum fare has been hiked to Rs 30 instead of Rs 22.

The price of a tourist card with a day’s validity has been increased from Rs 70 to Rs 100. For a three days validity card, the prices has been hiked from Rs 200 to Rs 250. The present scheme of 10% discount on smart cards will remain and the earlier slab of 39 km and more, has been changed to more than 44 km.

This is the third time that DMRC has revised fares since the metro became operational in 2002. The first one was in March 2004 while the second revision came in December 2005.

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