‘The same service is the same crowded coaches but …’: Why Bengaluru Metro Vehicles are almost doubled from Delhi

The fee hike of the Bengaluru Metro, which was introduced in February but only recently announced, made a great debate about the purchase of public transport in the city. The revision made Namma Metro the most expensive metro service in India and made a sharp criticism of both politicians and industrial leaders.

BJP Deputy Tejasvi Syria went to social media to emphasize the problem: “When the @offalbmrcl increased the metro fees, Bengaluru made the Metro the most expensive in the country.

The minister spends about 90 per trip, except for an additional first and last miles expenditures. According to Syria, this determine the use of public transport and pushes people towards private vehicles.
Coinswitch co -founder Ashish Singhal also focused on and said that the maximum wage jumped from LA 60 to 90 overnight to ₹ 90, and the basic fee remained at La 10. “The Bengaluru vehicles pay almost twice what Delhi pays. The same service. The same crowded coaches are in a LinkedIn mission.

Singhal compared the fees on Metro Systems, the maximum wage of Delhi Metro is La 60, Mumbai La 50 and Kolkata is only La 15. In addition, Namma Metro’s airport connection, glass stations and air-conditioned coaches have been built as a “premium” service with features, all of them come with higher maintenance costs.

BMRCL, salary, energy expenses and maintenance since 2017 has increased by 133% since 2017, defending the hike. The company also pointed out that riding per kilometer and revenue increased with network expansion. However, critics argue that they make public transportation suitable. Singhal paid attention to the option of the option other than the option other than to meet the increasing costs. In addition, the BMRCL’s automatic 5% wage increase proposal from 2026 onwards, which will increase the burden on passengers further. According to a report by Deccan Herald, BMRCL called this annual revision to stabilize the operating rate and said that losses without it could expand to 577 Crore.

Singhal, “We wanted first -class public transportation vehicles. We understood. We did not just expect it to cost so much.” He said.