Travelling Delhi Metro just got easier as it rolls out the National Common Mobility Card. This card will allow passengers to travel without tokens and cards. Passengers will be able to travel using QR tickets, account-based tickets, and near-field communication (NFC). The card will also make travel by the Delhi Metro and bus services along the Airport Express Line a seamless experience.
Places To Use The NCMC Card
But are you wondering what precisely the NCMC card is? It is an automatic fare collection system that you can use on your smartphone to pay for metro, bus and suburban railways services and enter or exit a metro station. You can use this mobility NCMC card in the following places too:
- Parking charges
- Toll taxes
- Retail shopping
- Withdraw money
Banks mandated have been directed to make all new debit cards NCMC-compliant.
Delhi Gets India’s First Ever Driverless Trains
Delhi Metro has also touched a significant milestone, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off India’s first-ever fully-automated driverless train operations. PM Modi inaugurated the driverless operations on the Magenta Line of Delhi Metro on December 28, 2020, via a video conferencing. The Magenta Line is around 37 kilometres long and connects Janakpuri West and Botanical Garden. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also attended the inauguration programme. The authorities are planning to launch driverless operations on Delhi Metro’s Pink Line too by the mid of 2021. After the launch of operations in the Pink Line, Delhi Metro will have around 94 kilometres of driverless network. Delhi Metro has also been providing real-time updates on the waiting time at busy stations.
The Driverless Trains Have 6 Coaches
According to a Times Now report, the government has said in an official statement that the driverless trains will “herald a new era of travelling with comfort and enhanced mobility”. The statement added, “The driverless trains will be fully automated which will require minimum human intervention and will eliminate the possibilities of human errors. Delhi Metro has been a pioneer in introducing technology-driven solutions for passenger comfort and this is another step in the same direction.” These driverless trains have a total of six coaches. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has tweeted, “Happy Delhiites! From today onwards, automatic-driven metro trains started in Delhi Metro without a driver. Today your ‘Delhi Metro’ has been included in selected cities of the world. Our Delhi is developing rapidly.”
दिल्लीवासियों को मुबारक!
आज से दिल्ली मेट्रो में बिना ड्राइवर के ऑटमैटिक चालित मेट्रो ट्रेन चालू हो गयीं।
आज आपकी “दिल्ली मेट्रो” दुनिया के चुनिंदा शहरों में शामिल हो गयी।
अपनी दिल्ली तेज़ी से विकास कर रही है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 28, 2020
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