Bangalore Metro:: Tickets

The ticket media used in Namma Metro is primarily contactless technology. These are:

• Tokens (for single journey)

• Contactless Smart Cards (for multiple journeys)

The electronic chip residing inside the Token or Smart Card contains information of a ticket.

TOKENS

• Tokens are used as single journey tickets.

• These are captured by gates during exit.

• Suitable for casual travellers

CONTACTLESS SMART CARDS

Namma Metro Travel Cards
Contactless Smart Cards available for Rs50. The travel value is different from the cost of card.

Combo Cards
SBI Debit-cum-Transit card: A single card with a Contactless chip and a Magstripe for ticketing & banking application respectively. Issued by SBI.

	Standard Tickets which can be loaded on Smart Cards: Stored Value Ticket (Varshik) • These are used for performing multiple journeys. • The user can load an amount in multiples of Rs50 upto a maximum of Rs1500 into the Card. • The stored value in the ticket decreases to the extent of journey performed. • Varshik fare is discounted by 15% of the Token fare.

	Trip Ticket (Sanchar) • It can be used for performing multiple journeys and is specially meant for regular commuters between two fixed stations. • A Single journey from one station to the destination station is a TRIP. • A bundle of trips say, either 10, 40, 50 or 100 can be loaded into the Card for travel within a fare zone. • Sanchar fare is discounted upto 10% of the Varshik fare. • Sanchar ticket can also be loaded along with Varshik ticket and in such cases, fare charged during travel will be the lowest of the two.

	Metro-Bus Ticket (MBT) Day Pass
	• It constitutes two physical tickets – A paper BMTC day pass for Bus journey and a Smart Card for Metro Journey. • The paper BMTC day pass will be issued by the BMTC bus conductors and Metro ticket offices. • A Passenger must possess a Smart Card for Travel in a Metro Train. The passenger can use any existing Metro smart card which he possesses or he can purchase a new smart card for this purpose. • This is valid for travel on the day of purchase. • Holder of MBT can travel unlimited during the day of purchase in both Metro and BMTC Buses. • These are of two types of MBT Day Pass- MBT Saral and MBT Saraag.