The Indian Express 16.04.2013
To beat autos, RMC cuts bus fares
Unable to compete with autorickshaw operators, the Rajkot Municipal
Corporation (RMC) on Monday reduced passenger fares for its Bus Rapid
Transit System (BRTS) services with an aim to attract more travellers.
Rajkot Rajpath Limited (RRL), a special purpose vehicle of RMC
which operates the BRTS services, reduced fares across the board by Re
1-Rs 4 while announcing 50 per cent concession for their travelling
passes. According to the new rates, effective from Monday, the lowest
ticket is priced at Rs 4 instead of Rs 5 earlier. Similarly, the
costliest ticket will now come at Rs 15 instead of Rs 19.
“Autorickshaws are directly competing with us. While an auto
driver charges Rs 15 for a one-way journey from Gondal Crossroads to
Madhapar Crossroads, our fare was Rs 19. However, by today’s reduction,
we have brought our fares almost at par with auto charges to win more
passengers,” RMC city engineer Chirag Pandya said.