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New Delhi: If you also travel by Delhi Metro, then there is news of work for you. Now traveling by Metro will now be easier than ever. You will no longer need to collect tokens or recharge smart cards to travel by metro.

Now you will be able to easily pay the fare for traveling in the metro with your bank’s Debit or Credit Card. For this, the latest automatic fare machines are being installed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. Let’s know about it.

The new AFC gates will also be updated at these 44 stations.

Under this new rule, apart from Smart Cards, you will be able to pay Metro fares through Debit and Credit Cards, Near Field Communication (NFC), QR code based ticketing mobile phones and paper QR tickets.

For this, DMRC has started installing Automatic Fair Collection ie AFC system at 44 stations during the fourth phase. That is, soon you will get this facility. Apart from this, the AFC gates installed at the existing station will also be updated.

Facilities like airport will be available

A DMRC official said that the new system will encourage more digitization of services apart from cashless and human error free transactions. Metro Corporation is also upgrading the AFC firmware.

With this, passengers will be able to use their credit or debit card as a smart card. This facility is currently available only on the Airport Express Line in the capital.

All bank cards will be accepted

Let us tell you that at present this facility is available in some metros like Kochi and Nagpur, but here only debit/credit cards of specific banks are taken.
DMRC’s system will accept transactions from all banks through RuPay portal. The new system will also help create more ‘fare zones’ in the metro network.

This is how you can pay the ticket

Smart Card
National Common Mobility Card
Mobile Based NFC
Mobile QR Code Based Ticketing
Paper QR Ticketing

Penalty will be deducted from Smart Card

DMRC spokesperson said that under this new system, penalty reduction will also be possible through smart cards. At present, the passenger has to pay an inflated price at the time of exit.

For this, the passenger has to go to the Customer Service Window. In this new system, penalty can be paid only through Smart Cards. The DMRC will also integrate Point of Sale (POS) terminals with ticketing machines in customer service at Phase I and Phase II stations. In this, Smart cards can also be recharged from POS.

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