Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Bhopal Metro Imposes Penalties for Passenger Misconduct
The Bhopal Metro, which recently started, has set rules and penalties for passengers.
Spitting inside the metro will cost Rs 200, and pressing the emergency button for fun will cost Rs 10,000.
Traveling without a ticket will cost Rs 50.
Passengers can carry two sealed bottles of alcohol, but certain items like weapons and inflammable objects are not allowed.
The metro service is exciting for locals, and the state also launched a new map of the Bhopal metropolitan area, which includes many villages and urban areas.
Two big cities in Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal and Indore, now have metro services.
Bhopal Metro has introduced penalties for misconduct, including Rs 200 for spitting and Rs 10,000 for misuse of the emergency button.
Ticketless travel will incur a fine of Rs 50.
Passengers are allowed to carry two sealed bottles of alcohol.
Prohibited items include inflammable materials, weapons, drones, and satellite phones.
The Bhopal metropolitan area map was launched, encompassing 12 urban areas, 30 tehsils, and 2,524 villages over 12,099 sq km.
- Who
- Bhopal Metro authorities and passengers
- What
- Introduction of penalties for misconduct and new metro service
- When
- Metro service opened to the public on Sunday
- Where
- Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Why
- To maintain cleanliness, ensure safety, and regulate passenger behavior
- Penalty for spitting
- Rs 200
- Penalty for pressing emergency button
- Rs 10,000
- Penalty for ticketless travel
- Rs 50
- Alcohol allowed
- 2 sealed bottles per passenger
- Prohibited items
- Inflammable items, weapons, drones, satellite phones
- Bhopal metropolitan area
- 12 urban areas, 30 tehsils, 2,524 villages, 12,099 sq km
- Metro cities in Madhya Pradesh
- Bhopal and Indore
