<p>The South Western Railway (SWR) has doubled the platform ticket price from Rs 10 to Rs 20 at eight rail stations in Karnataka, including five in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The increase, which will be ‘temporary’, is to ensure free movement of bonafide passengers on platforms and prevent overcrowding during peak Dasara season and holidays, SWR said in a statement on Saturday. </p>.<p>The stations are KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru Cantonment, Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT), KR Puram, SSS Hubballi, Mysuru and Belagavi, the SWR said. </p>.<p>The hike hasn’t gone down well with the public.</p>
<p>The South Western Railway (SWR) has doubled the platform ticket price from Rs 10 to Rs 20 at eight rail stations in Karnataka, including five in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The increase, which will be ‘temporary’, is to ensure free movement of bonafide passengers on platforms and prevent overcrowding during peak Dasara season and holidays, SWR said in a statement on Saturday. </p>.<p>The stations are KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru Cantonment, Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT), KR Puram, SSS Hubballi, Mysuru and Belagavi, the SWR said. </p>.<p>The hike hasn’t gone down well with the public.</p>