Bhopal Metro Begins Commercial Operations Today: Fares & Timings Revealed

• Bhopal Metro starts commercial operations today, with the first train departing AIIMS at 9 AM and the last at 7 PM.
• Fares are ₹20 for 1-2 stations, ₹30 for 3-5 stations, and ₹40 for 7-8 stations.
• Unlike Indore, Bhopal Metro will not offer free travel or promotional discounts from day one.
• Inaugurated on December 20 by CM Dr. Mohan Yadav and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, marking Bhopal as a new Metro city.
• The Metro will initially run on a 7 km track, operating manually with 17 trips daily between 9 AM and 7 PM.

Why It Matters: Bhopal Metro opens for public today with fixed fares; no promotional offers like Indore.