DMRC launches cashless token re-charge facility

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 20

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today launched the cashless token sale and smart card recharge facility by using credit and debit cards at the token vending machines (TVMs) installed at the Metro stations of the DMRC network.

This facility was inaugurated by DMRC Managing Director Dr. Mangu Singh at the Lal Quila Metro Station of Line-6 in the presence of senior DMRC officials. With this facility, the commuters will now be able to use the unattended point of sales terminals at the TVMs by using PIN authentication through their debit and credit cards.

The Delhi Metro also becomes the first-ever Metro system in the country to introduce unattended point of sales terminals with debit and credit card facility.

The facility will currently be available at all 6 TVMs and 2 Recharge Card Terminals at the Lal Quila Metro Station only. Subsequently, the facility will be rolled out at 36 TVMs and RCTMs of the ITO-Kashmere Gate Section of Line-6, popularly known as Heritage Corridor. By the end of this year, approximately 400 TVMs and RCTMs will be installed at all the stations of the entire DMRC network.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said, “The new cashless facility is expected to provide the commuters a more convenient and fast access to the Delhi Metro network besides helping in managing the problem of coins at the stations.”