KANPUR (Metro Rail News): Traveling in Kanpur Metro is about to get smarter. Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation has brought NCMC-compliant cards on the lines of One Nation One Card in Kanpur for the convenience of commuters. The Chief Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Government, Mr. Durgashankar Mishra will inaugurate the cards on Tuesday. The program will be organized at IIT Metro station in the presence of the Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, Mr. Sushil Kumar.
Features of NCMC Card :
• Debit or credit card can also be used as a smart card for the NCMC-compliant Kanpur Metro commuters who will not need to buy tickets separately.
• 10 percent discount will be available on every Metro ride. Another great feature of this card is that it is an inter-operable transport card. i.e. This card can also be used for other metros, buses, parking, and retail services in the country that accepts NCMC.
• No need to stand in line for commuters to travel. They could use their debit/credit card as a smart card.
• Facility to buy QR ticket for Metro travel with NCMC card
• 23 banks are already providing NCMC cards to their customers. Most of the banks are providing this facility in Kanpur Metro.
This scheme of GoSmart NCMC Card in Kanpur Metro gets implemented with SBI in PPP mode. This scheme is part of the ‘Make in India’ campaign. Kanpur Metro is already providing Metro tickets through full digital payment modes with debit cards, credit cards, and UPI from its Ticket counters and Ticket Vending Machines. Kanpur Metro also has a facility to use smartphones as Metro tickets by generating QR code tickets in the Kanpur Metro app.
