NSUI activists stop Delhi Metro train against proposed fare hike

NSUI supporters protesting against the Metro fare hike at Vishwavidyala station in New Delhi on Monday.

A group of NSUI activists stopped a metro train in its tracks on the Yellow Line on Monday, protesting against the proposed fare hike, which is scheduled to come into effect from Tuesday.

The incident took place at the Vishwavidyalaya station of the busy corridor, connecting north Delhi to Gurgaon, around 12 noon. It briefly disrupted metro services on Line 2.

“NSUI Delhi president Akshay along with two other activists stopped the metro due to the unjustified fare hike. We demand that the proposed hike be rolled back and students be provided subsidised passes,” a spokespe₹on of the student union said.

The Delhi government has been opposing the fare hike with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal even

offering to take over the operations of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

The Centre, however, told the Delhi government it would need to pay ₹ 3,000 crore annually for five years if it wanted to stop the metro fare hike.

If the hike is effected, the fares will go up by a maximum of ₹ 10. From October 10, for a distance of up to two kilometres, the fare will remain ₹ 10, but for a distance between two and five kilometres, it will go up from ₹ 15 to ₹ 20.

For the subsequent slabs, it will go up by ₹ 10 each, which means the maximum fare will be ₹ 60.