Bus travel between Bengaluru and Mysuru has become costlier.
On the day the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) began collecting tolls on a part of the 119-km Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, the KSRTC said it would pass on the burden to travellers.
The state-run transporter said it would levy a user fee of Rs 15 on every passenger travelling on Karnataka Sarige buses, Rs 18 on Rajahamsa buses and Rs 20 on other/multi-axle buses.
The user fee will be levied only on passengers who travel on buses that run exclusively on the expressway, the KSRTC said in a statement.
On Tuesday, the NHAI started collecting tolls for the Bengaluru-Nidaghatta section of the newly opened expressway. Trucks/buses (two axles) have to pay Rs 460 (one-way) and Rs 690 (round trip within 24 hours). The monthly pass (50 single trips) for a bus costs Rs 15,325.
The toll is collected at the Kaniminike toll plaza.