Bombay High Court directs centre to get Mumbai Metro fares fixed

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court  asked the Centre on Tuesday to direct the fare fixation committee to expeditiously fix the tariff of the 11.4-km Mumbai Metro rail corridor which connects Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the east.

All the partners in the consortium are members of the fare fixation committee which has been asked to decide the fares of the Metro which became operational this month.

Justice R.D. Dhanuka also rejected the petition filed by MMRDA  challenging the fares of the Metro. At present, Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd  is offering a promotional fare of Rs10.

MMRDA, a state agency, and Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure have a disagreement over the fares.

While the state government wants minimum fare of Rs 9 and maximum fare of Rs 13 for the rail corridor, MMOPL has announced fares ranging between Rs10 and Rs 40.