Good response from the passengers!!- Nearly 12500 Singara Chennai Travel Cards sold in Chennai!
With about 12500 Singara Chennai travel cards sold by the MTC or Metropolitan Transport Corporation in Chennai, the launch of the mobility travel card has been successful.
It must be recalled that MTC introduced the Singara Chennai travel card in pursuit of digital ticketing transactions for cashless purchase of the tickets in the MTC buses and Chennai metro trains etc. Point to be noted is that it cannot be used to purchase tickets in the suburban trains.
Launch of the Singara Chennai Travel Card:
On 6th of January 2025, Singara Chennai travel card (envisioned under the nation common mobility card system or NCMC) was introduced. The TN transport minister Mr. S.S. Sivashankar launched this card in the Secretariat in Chennai.
It was brought out by MTC MD Mr. Alby John Verghese that as many as 3900 MTC buses were equipped with electronic ticketing machines to replace the printed tickets. As a result, a travel card was introduced and many began using this travel card and it became popular.
The MD spoke about how any value could be stored in the travel card and how it worked in the offline mode also. It must be noted that the ticket fare would get deducted after swiping the card. In more than 60peercent of the MTC fleet, the travel card was used.
In the first phase, a target was set for issuance of 50000 cards for free by the SBI or State Bank of India.
