{
  "id": 16623933,
  "title": "MP's Ujjain-Mahidpur Bus Fare Hike: Round-Trip Travel Cost Rises To ₹320 After Dewas Gate Bus Stand Shifts To Nanakheda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/mps-ujjain-mahidpur-bus-fare-hike-round-trip-travel-cost-rises-to-320",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T15:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/mps-ujjain-mahidpur-bus-fare-hike-round-trip-travel-cost-rises-to-320-after-dewas-gate-bus-stand-shifts-to-nanakheda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ujjain-Mahidpur bus fare has increased significantly following the relocation of Ujjain's Dewas Gate bus stand to Nanakheda. This shift has resulted in a two-way trip now costing Rs 320, up from the earlier average of around Rs 150. The fare from Ujjain to Mahidpur has risen from Rs 76 to Rs 106, with additional expenses of Rs 20 for a vehicle or about Rs 50 for an auto from the Dewas Gate to Nanakheda. This increase has adversely affected students, patients, working professionals, and daily commuters traveling between Mahidpur and Ujjain, including those from nearby areas like Agar, Tarana, Nagda, and Jhalawar. Frequent travelers for work, studies, or medical needs find the higher costs and longer journey to be increasingly burdensome. The passengers have called for the administration to provide an alternative arrangement near the Dewas Gate to alleviate the extra travel and expenses, and have also sought intervention from public representatives to address the issue with the authorities.",
  "summary": "Mahidpur (Madhya Pradesh): For students, patients, working professionals and daily commuters travelling between Mahidpur and Ujjain, a routine journey has become significantly more expensive after Ujjain’s Dewas Gate bus stand was shifted to Nanakheda. Passengers are now paying more not only for the bus journey but also to reach the new bus stand. The fare from Ujjain to Mahidpur has increased…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}