BENGALURU: Namma Metro geared up for the launch of the commercial operations of the full Phase-I on June 18 by purchasing 2.5 lakh smart cards.
A new buyer will have to pay `100 to buy the card which is inclusive of `50 being the card cost with the balance to be used as travel fare. A maximum stored value of `1,500 is allowed and the topping up is permitted only in multiples of `50. The validity of the stored value is one year from the last top-up carried out.
On the revenue front, too, BMRCL earned `90.68 lakh per day. “This is even bigger than the ` 90.37 lakh per day registered in October, which is the best month for revenue annually due to the festive season,” outgoing Managing Director of BMRCL Pradeep Singh Kharola said.
Month Daily revenue
July `85.08 lakh
August `87.29 lakh
September `88.08 lakh
October `90.37 lakh
November `90.68 lakh
Smart card usage among Namma Metro commuters
July 47.84%
August 49.62%
September 51.75%
October 50.99%
November 55.09%