Now, recharge your Metro smart cards from Paytm accounts

Delhi Metro commuters can now recharge their smart cards through the popular mobile based e-wallet application Paytm. For recharging the cards, they would simply have to log into their Paytm e-wallets and an option for the top up of the Delhi Metro smart cards will appear on the mobile screens. The facility was inaugurated on Friday.

“This new facility will be of great convenience to the commuters since this will allow them to recharge their smart cards form their mobile phones. The transactions will be completely safe and the card or net banking details will be saved only once by the app. Recharge through this facility will be fast and convenient,” said DMRC spokesperson.

“In addition, commuters will also have the option of getting their cards recharged through Paytm by visiting www.dmrcsmartcard.com. 

They can simply visit the website and an option for recharge through Paytm will appear on the screen. However, after recharge through Paytm, commuters will have to validate the recharge by tapping their cards at the Automatic Vending Machines (AVMs), which are available now at all Metro stations of the Delhi Metro network,” he added.

Top up of Delhi Metro smart cards through credit cards/debit cards and net banking is already available for the commuters. Last year, DMRC also launched the top up facility of smart cards through ICICI Bank’s Business Correspondent Networks (Outlets) located across Delhi-NCR.

There are 1.6 crore smart cards in circulation and about ten thousand new smart cards are sold everyday across the Delhi Metro network. Minimum top up of Rs 100 will be available and recharge up to Rs 1,000 will be possible (only multiples of Rs 50).

Paytm is India’s largest mobile e-commerce website, which offers day-to-day recharge solutions for a range of products and offers.