Mumbai one card, the only intelligent card to access various forms of public transport across the Metropolitan Region in Mumbai (MMR) will start soon, the main Minister Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday, April 11.
After the start, passengers will have access to the metro, Mono Rail, local trains and public buses with a single card. The card infrastructure is expected to be completed in a month.
“The card architecture will be ready in a month,” Fadnavis said during the press briefing together with the Minister of Railway Union Ashwini Vaishnaw.
“The card will allow the passenger to book one ticket from point A to B for which they can opt for several ways of public transport. This eliminates the need to wait several times at tickets,” said Hindustan Times railway clerk.
Oyster card in London
As with the Oyster card in London, the Bombai 1 card is to ensure that travel is suitable by helping passengers avoid the fronts and save time. The Oyster card is a contactless intelligent card used to access public transport in London, such as buses, tubes, DLR, London overground, trams and some national rail services.
New AC trains
In addition, the Minister of the Union Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that 238 new air -conditioned AC trains would soon be introduced.
Vaishnaw said that 238 trains should be delivered in two phases-47 under MutP-3 and 191 under MutP-3A, which were now clubed.
“The construction of these upgraded trains is almost prepared and there are various sanctions on which production will begin. These trains will be designed to suit the super dense load of overwhelming, better air ventilation and flow, more convenient travel and safer travel,” said trade union minister.
On Friday, Vaishnaw and Fadnavis announced in a joint press briefing infrastructure projects worth £Currently, there are 17,000 crore work, which bridges more than 300 kilometers of new lines. The aim of these projects is to decongest the existing line, to improve the frequency of services and to satisfy the growing demand of suburban commuters in Mumbai.
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