Your Metro ride may soon set you back by twice as much as it used to. The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected an appeal filed by the MMRDA seeking an order restraining Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) and its chief promoter Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra), from charging fares in excess of what had been agreed between MMOPL and MMRDA. MMOPL can thus, begin charging fares between Rs 10 and Rs 40, up from the current Rs 10-Rs 20, for the 11.04-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) Metro line 1 from today.

A ride from Versova to Ghatkopar, which used to cost Rs 20, may set you back by Rs 40 once the fares are increased