Bengaluru: Vending machines out, no fast tickets for the Metro
7 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru: Vending machines out, no fast tickets for the Metro

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Someone at BMRCL, which runs Namma Metro operations in the city, seems to lack a sense of urgency. Or else how would one explain the fact that the Ticket Vending Machines, which could have helped a lot in reducing queues at metro stations, have not been operational though the Metro was launched seven years ago? There is more bad news for commuters-they may have to wait another 3 months and until the opening of Metro Phase-2 to utilise the TVMs. A year after demonetization and change in currency note size, the reason given by BMRCL is that the machines need to be recalibrated as per the size of the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes.

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