Smart card on Howrah, Mumbai train routes
3 Sept 2012 12:05 PM IST
The Indian Railways is planning to introduce a commuter-friendly smart card on two of its busiest routes. Passengers will soon be able to buy train tickets on the busy Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes and also in the Kolkata Metro through it.
'A pan-India multi-purpose smart card is going to be launched by railways in two most sought after routes on a pilot basis shortly and the modalities are being worked for it,' said a senior railway ministry official involved in the project.
Aptly named Go-India card, it can be used for booking tickets for long-distance and sub-urban trains on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Horwah routes. Asked whether the scheme will be extended to other routes, officials said, 'The pilot project is for one year and depending on the response we will decide for its extension on other routes.'
The Go-India card proposal, as announced in the Rail Budget 2011-12, will be implemented in two phases. 'While in the first phase it will allow the passenger to buy train tickets in the Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai routes, Kolkata Metro will be included in the second phase,' he said.
One can book reserved and unreserved tickets using the Go-India card at booking counters, automatic ticketing vending machines (ATVM) and also through the internet.
'A pan-India multi-purpose smart card is going to be launched by railways in two most sought after routes on a pilot basis shortly and the modalities are being worked for it,' said a senior railway ministry official involved in the project.
Aptly named Go-India card, it can be used for booking tickets for long-distance and sub-urban trains on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Horwah routes. Asked whether the scheme will be extended to other routes, officials said, 'The pilot project is for one year and depending on the response we will decide for its extension on other routes.'
The Go-India card proposal, as announced in the Rail Budget 2011-12, will be implemented in two phases. 'While in the first phase it will allow the passenger to buy train tickets in the Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai routes, Kolkata Metro will be included in the second phase,' he said.
One can book reserved and unreserved tickets using the Go-India card at booking counters, automatic ticketing vending machines (ATVM) and also through the internet.
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