Single smartcard can be used to make payments for use of all transport systems in Chennai
Posted on: 25/Aug/2014 10:08:10 AM
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has finalized its ticketing machines and universal travel card. If things run to plan, a single smartcard can be used to make payments for use of all transport systems—buses, trains, metro and autorickshaws.
The card that will be issued by metro rail will accommodate payments for 32 different agencies—from Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses to autos and even parking and long-distance trains.
Commuters can use the card only in places approved by CMRL. Metro rail has tied up with State Bank of India (SBI) to integrate bank accounts with metro rail cards. "This will take time. Smartcards, which are integrated with other transport systems, will come into use first," said the official.
