Bengaluru: With passengers have not taken after more than a week unlocking, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to re-introduce the ticket token system for a single trip and also operate the service outside the peak.
This step has fun commuters who don’t have a smart card.
“The Metro Namma service will be available from 7am to 6pm with a five-minute frequency during rush hour and 15 minutes during hours from Monday to Friday,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Metro operator has stopped tokens after the Covid-19 crisis and promotes trips without contact by making smart cards mandatory.
While regular commuters don’t mind, many others, especially those who take a single trip, feel the choice of tokens should not be taken.
They found the process – buying a RS 50 card, loading Rs 50 for tariffs and maintaining the minimum balance of Rs 50 – to be troublesome.
Toi highlighted the problem in the request of a report for tokens growing as a technical disruption of the Marjroom Metro traveling ‘(October 16, 2020) and’ smart card rules prevent bus drivers take Metro Namma ‘(1021111).
After this year’s locking, the state government began again on public transportation on June 21, allowing BMTC and BMRCL to run services with 50 percent of passenger capacity.
Toi reported on June 26 How many bus users face waiting time and Metro riders are not happy with limited operating hours (7am to 11am and 3pm on weekdays).
Metro daily rider is around 50,000.
Before the pandemic, it was almost 4.5 lakh.
This step to allow Token-based travel is expected to increase the number.
“Tokens can be purchased with cash or through a static QR code provided at the original station ticket counter,” said BMRCL.
Metro Rider Sandeep S said that tokens were more comfortable for those who were not ordinary users.
“At present, many travelers are only if urgent,” he said, adding that BMRCL must clean the token regularly.
Commuter with a smart card hopes for this mode to be error free and less complicated.
Users complain that sometimes it takes more than an hour to recharge to reflect and that they must validate it in seven days.
Smart card holders are offered a 5 percent discount.
The minimum rate is Rs 8.5.
BMRCL has urged commuters to use the cellular application of BMRCL, Phonepe, Paytm and Namma Metro to fill their smart cards.
They can also use credit / debit cards, upi or cash at any station.