BMTC hikes Vajra Volvo bus fares

BENGALURU: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), which had reduced fares for its Vajra Volvo services in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, has restored the old fares with effect from Thursday (January 5, 2023).

During the pandemic, when work-from-home had become the norm, the transport utility, which was plying more Volvo buses towards the IT/BT corridors, had diverted them to other routes and reduced fares by 35 per cent to attract more passengers.

The BMTC has restored the old fares from Thursday, as prevalent in December 2021, citing rising fuel costs. The revised fares are as under:

Regular fare revised from Rs 20 to Rs 25

Monthly pass increased from Rs 1,500 to Rs 1,800

Daily pass raised from Rs 100 to Rs 120

For travel not exceeding 20 km, the fare for senior citizens has been increased from Rs 45 to Rs 50 and for travel exceeding 20 km, the fare will now be Rs 55 against Rs 50 earlier.