You can now use your Delhi Metro cards in 250 buses
Delhi metro card in buses, an effort to create Common Mobility Card: Delhi Metro cards will be valid in 250 city buses from Monday as a part of the project that will eventually seek to merge Metro and bus travel, said Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Wednesday.
The effort to use Delhi metro card in buses is a trail that ll take place for a month in order to provide a ‘Common Mobility Card’ which could be used to travel in Metro, Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) buses and cluster buses in Delhi.
During the trial, by tapping the Metro card on an Electronic Ticketing Machine or ETM in a bus, a ticket would be generated, which would also reveal the balance in the passenger’s Metro card.
Currently, ETMs are used by conductors in buses to issue tickets. The idea to use Delhi metro card in buses was first floated in 2010. The minister said it was delayed due to technical issues and lack of political will.
The money deducted from commuters’ Metro cards will go to Delhi Metro Rail Corp (DMRC), which currently issues the Metro cards. The money will be later transferred to the Delhi government, which has the RBI’s permission.
The minister said a MoU would be signed with DMRC on Thursday.
Gahlot said that after the trial period, a new card would be designed which would have both DMRC and Delhi government etched on it.
Commuters would be able to purchase and recharge these cards at all Metro stations, railway stations, airports, Inter State Bus Terminals (ISBTs) and DTC bus pass counters.
The Minister said the government had been carrying out unofficial trial runs for the past two months to resolve different issues.
-PTC News
