BMTC eliminates 1.5x night fare in Bengaluru buses

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In good news for late night bus passengers, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Wednesday issued an order eliminating the 1.5 times higher night fare in buses with effect from Wednesday.

So far, the BMTC used to apply a surcharge that is 1.5 times the regular fare for services within the city between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. The BMTC in the order said, “For the benefit of commuters travelling late night and early morning, BMTC is operating night-service schedules and with a view to bring uniformity in passenger bus fares, BMTC has implemented ordinary service passenger bus fares for night-services with effect from September 6.”