Chennai: Reduced Metro fare comes into apply from in the present day; Rs 10 for as much as 2 km
The most fare to journey in a Chennai Metro will now be Rs 50 as an alternative of Rs 70. The minimal fare stands at Rs 10. The announcement was made by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Ok Palaniswami on Saturday. The choice was taken by the federal government following the demand of a number of commuters and the identical comes into apply from in the present day.
Edappadi stated it has been six years because the metro practice providers have been initiated to enhance connectivity and scale back visitors congestion. He claimed that to this point 7.25 crore passengers have travelled on Chennai metro.
As per the discharge, the commuters will now pay Rs 10 for a distance of as much as two kilometers. From two to 5 kilometers, it is going to be Rs 20; from 5 to 12 kilometers, it is going to be Rs 30; from 12 to 21 kilometers, it is going to be Rs 40 and past 21 kilometers, it is going to be Rs 50.
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Further, a 20 per cent low cost will probably be supplied to those that desire to e book journey tickets utilizing the QR code or CMRL scanner and for commuters travelling on Sundays and different public holidays, a 50 per cent low cost will probably be supplied on their day by day tickets (not day by day passes).
Also, the commuters who utilise the limitless day passes at Rs 100 for 45-kilometer-long Phase-I of Chennai Metro, can now journey until Wimco Nagar on the identical value ie., for 54 kilometers (together with Washermanpet-Wimco Nagar 9km stretch) they should pay simply Rs 100.
