General News

Daily passes for Metro-BMTC buses along Reach-1 will be provided. The Bangalore Metro Ticket Pass will have the BMTC logo on one side and the Metro logo on the other. It will be barcoded to allowcommuters to flash for access at Metro stations. These passes will be sold by BMTC bus conductors, at Metro ticket counters and BMRCL outlets. The passes will be especially handy for those using the bus feeder routes to and from the Metro stations on Reach 1.

BMTC-Metro rail travel: With Metro operations likely to start anytime this year, the BMTC has come up with a Rs 70 pass that allows seamless travel for a whole day on both Metro rail and BMTC buses.
For Volvo-Metro rail travel, the pass will cost Rs 110 for a single day.
The daily passes will have Barcodes as well as human readable portions (helps passengers travelling in city buses and feeder services and will allow conductors to identify the denomination and other details). A passenger will have to continue signing the pass as is done now.
To travel in the metro, a passenger will have to flash the barcode on validators before boarding the coaches.

Bangalore Metro Fare Summary

Rs 70 for ordinary BMTC buses and Metro
Rs 110 for AC buses (except Vayu Vajra) and Metro METRO FARE
The rates are waiting for the final nod from the subcommittee, and are yet to be announced. Fares will be comparable with those in Delhi and Kolkata — estimated from a minimum of Rs 10 to maximum Rs 15 for the 6.7-km stretch
Smartcards for Metro: Various schemes planned for smartcards are being finalised