After fare hikes in railways, the commuters are in for another shock – they now have to pay a fee to cross the foot over bridge (FOB) while exiting the station on the newly opened Metro railways.

Commuters who want to leave the Ghatkopar Metro station from the main gate have to purchase platform tickets before using the adjacent FOB.

“We have seen the flood of commuters and we think that our local train passengers are facing a problem because of the sudden rush of Metro passengers. Therefore we are now insisting that Metro passengers buy tickets to use the railway-owned overbridge,” a Central Railway official informed.

According to well placed railway sources, they had been setting up a ticket outlet and Automatic Ticket Vending Machine (ATVM) near the FOB ever since the Metro services started, but they could finally complete the work this week.

The Chief PRO of Central Railway, Narendra Patil said, “We have opened two new ticket windows and installed an ATVM for passengers near the FOB. If they want to use the railway FOB, they should buy tickets.”