Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has reduced fare of Metro feeder buses from Swami Vivekananda Road Station to ITPL.

As of now, a daily pass for the premium services between SV Road station and ITPL costs Rs. 140 and tickets for a round trip cost Rs. 150. “From Thursday, the daily pass will cost just Rs. 85,” said a BMTC official.

Beginning March 1, a monthly pass, valid for normal and premium services, will be sold for Rs. 1,590 instead of Rs. 2,400. Pass-holders can alight at any bus stop along the route.

The BMTC will be introducing 23 new premium buses on the Metro Feeder route between S.V. Road Station and ITPL. They will operate at a frequency of 5 minutes.

The pass can be used to travel to any bus stop on the S.V. Road-Baiyappanahalli-Tin Factory-Hoodi-ITPL as well as the S.V. Road-Tin Factory-Marathahalli Bridge-Kundalahalli-ITPL routes.