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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

15:50

Nearly 2 lakh people used the East-West Metro line -BMRCL

Nearly 2 lakh people used the East-West Metro line -BMRCL

Namma Metro woes: Things you didn’t do, BMRCL

Bengaluru: After joy rides of Saturday and Sunday, when nearly 2 lakh people used the East-West Metro line, the real test for the Metro came on Monday when regular commuters switched to spanking new transport system from BMTC buses, private vehicles, taxis and autorickshaws. “Majority of the commuters during the peak hours were Vidhana Soudha employees and government staffers as most of the tickets sold were for the Majestic and Dr B.R. Ambedkar stations,” said a BMRCL official.   

The major attractions are reduced time of travel, traffic-free commute, clean and well-maintained Metro and the fares that are less than what even cab aggregators charge. Mr Sadashiva, a second division assistant at the High Court, said, “It saves time and money. If people start using the smart cards issued by the BMRCL they can avail more discounts. But the BMRCL should reduce the cost of the cards, which is Rs 50.”

The Metro fares are said to be cheaper than that of BMTC AC buses. The minimum fare starts from Rs 10 and the maximum is Rs 40 for an 18.1 km travel.
BMRCL officials said that more than 90, 000 passengers used the Metro on Monday. The maximum number of passengers travelled from Byyappanhalli to M.G. Road and from Magadi Road to Vijayanagar.

Thousands of people use Metro to reach IPL
More than 10,000 people took the Metro trains between 6 pm and 7 pm to reach the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to watch the RCB-KKR IPL cricket match. The BMRCL officials said that the number will go up as thousands of people are expected to take Metro to go back home later during the night.

Tokens don’t get read by machines
Technical glitches worsened things as many e-tokens issued were not read by the reader at the entry gate, forcing commuters  to exchange them at the ticket counters.  Bhagya, 75, who was travelling with her family, was unhappy that her e-token for her first Metro ride was not accepted by the machine.

Poor seating arrangements at stations
Many commuters, especially senior citizens, were seen sitting on pillars at the Mysuru road station during peak hours while waiting for the Metro to Baiyappanahalli station. Many felt the BMRCL should have made seating arrangements at least for senior citizens and people with disabilities.

Confusion over station names
Names of stations that don’t reflect the localities they are in created confusion among passengers. The confusion was mainly over the Kempegowda station in Majestic.

Short train stops
Passengers rushed to enter  the trains which stopped for less than 30 seconds at each station. Not everyone could make it and some were left behind.

Long disorganised queues
With thousands of employees of both public and private organisations choosing to travel by Metro to  work,  many stations had long unweildy queues, making it difficult for passengers to get their e-tokens for travel. A 65-year-old retired government employee, Shankar, who was travelling from Dr Ambedkar station to Mysuru road complained that people were jumping the queues and the Metro staff were taking too long to issue tickets. “They need to increase the number of ticket counters. At noon I had to wait for 10 minutes and force people to follow the queue to get a ticket. Just imaging the plight of thousands of commuters during peak hours. The authorities should come out with some alternatives as soon as possible as this stretch is being used by many commuters who want to avoid the traffic congestion on the roads,” he said.

Penalty for loitering
Like at the Delhi Metro stations, those loitering at the  Metro stations of the newly opened city line for over an hour,  were  fined Rs 10 by BMRCL officials. The e-token of such commuters don't get read at the exit gate. Commuters Rajesh and his friend , who paid the fine of Rs 10 each,  claimed they were  looking around Dr. B R Ambedkar Metro station , which has photographs displayed on the making of South India’s first underground  station.

No paper ticket to claim reimbursement
Unlike the BMTC or the Indian railways, people who commute by Namma Metro do not receive paper tickets to claim reimbursement at work.

Shortage of seats on trains
With only 150 seats on the trains, many were left standing just like on BMTC buses.

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Monday, 1 February 2016

08:27

NO HIKE IN METRO FARES TILL FEB 11

NO HIKE IN METRO FARES TILL FEB 11

Mumbai: The proposed hike in Mumbai Metro Rail fares would not be implemented till February 11 as the Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing till then to enable the parties seek clarification from the Supreme Court.

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) had earlier challenged the proposed metro hike in the high court. In an interim order on December 17, the high court had stayed the proposed hike in fares of the Versova-Ghatkopar Metro Rail Corridor. Being aggrieved, Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Energy, which operates the Metro, moved the Supreme Court challenging the stay.

The Supreme Court, on January 27, refused to interfere with the high court order, which had stayed the proposed hike till final hearing of petition on January 29. The matter was sent back to the high court for consideration.

When the matter came up, the bench said it would hear both the parties on Friday itself and dispose of the matter as directed by the apex court. However, MMRDA and MMOPL lawyers Aspi Chinai and Prasad Dhakephalkar respectively sought time to seek clarification from the Supreme Court whether the final hearing was on the issue of interim relief or on the petition.

Accordingly, a bench headed by Justice Abhay Oka adjourned the matter to February 11. The Supreme Court was of the view that since interim relief in the form of stay on the hike in Metro fares was given by the high court, only it should decide the issue. Hence, the apex court referred the matter back to high court.

Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam had also filed an intervention application challenging the hike. His plea has been taken up for hearing along with the petition filed by MMRDA. MMOPL, which is operating the Versova-Ghatkopar corridor, had earlier announced that it will increase the fares by Rs 5 from December 1, 2015.

Instead of the earlier slabs of Rs 10, 20, 30 and 40, the proposed new structure will have five slabs of Rs 10, 20, 25, 35 and 45. However, MMRDA, which has commissioned the Mumbai Metro, challenged the hike alleging that the Centre was facilitating private profiteering by allowing multiple fare hikes. Nirupam demanded though his lawyer B A Desai that there should be a fare hike every four years, as per the agreement and not frequently.

 Source:Metro Rail News
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Saturday, 19 September 2015

08:19

Metro Fares and Auto fares for single person are comparable ?

Metro Fares and Auto fares  for single person are comparable ?

Nagpur: While the fare of metro railway will be decided by a high level committee, officials of Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) have indicated they would be comparable to autorickshaw fare per person.

Addressing a public interaction programme at Dhantoli, Shirish Apte, public relations officer (PRO), gave an example, "If a three-seater autorickshaw takes Rs 90 for going to railway station then per person the fare comes to Rs 30. The metro railway fare will be comparable to this over the same stretch. The exact fare will be decided by a committee headed by a retired high court judge as per the Metro Railway Act."

The official further said that monthly, three-monthly passes would be issued as the agency wanted long term business from commuters. The commuters will be able to pay the fare of feeder service and bicycles (wherever available) through the metro rail smart card. "Only 30% of our reveneue will come from tickets. The rest will be from other sources and hence the fare will be affordable," he added.

NMRCL has been organizing such programmes at localities situated near metro rail stations. This was the ninth in the series and was organized with the cooperation of corporators Sandip Joshi and Safalta Ambatkar. NMRCL, which was represented by Apte and Kapil Chandrayan, faced a barrage of questions from Dhantoli residents on a host of issues. Many were irrelevant as some pertained to agencies that have no relation with NMRCL.

Residents of one of the buildings of Congress Nagar Square complained that their building was being demolished to save the New English High School and demanded that the Congress Nagar station should be opposite Ajni railway station. NMRCL asked them to give a submission in writing.

Corporator Joshi wondered why the distance between Congress Nagar and Rahate Colony stations was hardly 1.5 km. Apte said that going by the experience of metro railways elsewhere the distance should be between 950 to 1200 metres to reduce the use of two-wheelers. On a doctor's query about noise pollution, the NMRCL officials said the metro rail engine's noise would be far lower than that of a normal railway engine because it would be far less powerful. "As for vibrations, it will be less where the track is straight. The at grade stretch also it will have low vibrations," Apte said.

Some citizens wondered why Civil Lines, which had so many government offices, did not have metro rail connectivity. The officials said that the locality would be covered by feeder service.


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