Metro Ticket Fare: Metro is considered to be the cheapest means of public transport. Currently, metro trains are being operated in many cities of India. Talking about Delhi, lakhs of people travel in the metro every day.
This figure increases a lot during peak hours. In such a situation, this question arises in the minds of many people that do people get a discount in fare in the metro like the Indian Railways? Many people also google about this. So today your google was successful, we will tell you the reality behind it and we will answer the questions arising in your mind.
Is there any discount on metro fare?
Actually, there is no concession of any kind for women, elderly and students in the metro. There is no such arrangement for any VIP as well, so that he can get concession in fare. However, children up to three feet tall are allowed to travel free in the metro with their guardian. Apart from this, there is a provision of same ticket for everyone in the metro. If you want to travel in the metro, then you have to buy a full ticket.
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Metro employees get free access on duty
Although there is no concession in the fare of the metro, but the metro employees are given free access to the metro while on duty. However, they are not given any special card for this. If a metro employee is off duty, he will also have to buy a ticket to travel in the metro. A few months ago, the matter of free travel for students in the metro was raised, but it was not implemented.
In this way you can get discount on rent
If you want a discount on the Metro fare, you can use the Metro card. With the Metro card, you get a 10 percent discount on the fare on every journey. Apart from this, after peak hours, this discount can be up to 20 percent. Every Sunday, you get a discount of Rs 10 on travel in the Delhi Metro. This card is available to you at the customer counter of the Metro, for which you have to pay some amount.
