Travel in Indore Metro will be free for first week
To encourage the public to keep commuting through this mode of transportation, MP Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MPMRCL)will launch a promotional discount scheme for the first three months. While the travel in first week will be free, in the second week there will be 75 percent discount, followed by 50 percent in the third week, and a 25 per cent discount up to the third month.
MPMRCL has already finalised the fare structure for Super Priority Corridor section.
The fare for five-station stretch between Gandhi Nagar and Super Corridor-03 will range from Rs 20 to Rs 30.
As per the plan, Metro operations will run from 8 am to 8 pm at 30-minute interval, making 25 trips in each direction daily. In total, 50 round trips will be carried out per day. The broader Yellow Line network will eventually cover 28 stations with fare slabs ranging from Rs 20 to Rs 80, depending on travel zones.
In the initial phase, commuters will have access to QR-based ticketing, while other digital ticketing modes would be introduced gradually in a phased manner.
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Preparations at all five stations on approximately 6 km-long Super Priority Corridor are in full swing, which will be virtually inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.
According to senior officials of MPMRCL, ticketing will initially be carried out manually. The decision was taken after a probe was ordered against Turkey-based company which has been assigned contract for Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) of Indore and Bhopal metros, to find out if it was involved in any anti-India activity.
"We have alternate arrangements, and thus, the ticketing will initially be carried out manually until further instructions from the state govt," a senior official said, adding that passengers will have the facility to pay the fare through QR-based systems.
MPMRCL is also in talks with AICTSL to integrate bus services to facilitate last-mile connectivity for Metro commuters. A proposed route from Bada Ganpati to Indore Airport Terminal, via Super Corridor and up to Luvkush Square/ISBT, is also under consideration.
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