Go India Smart card: This is a pan-India smart card to enable passengers to pay for tickets for long distance reserved, unreserved, and suburban journeys as a pilot project. It can be used at nominated UTS counters and Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) and at nominated PRS counters for reserved tickets. It is a contact-less smart card: no need to swipe or insert into a slot. The pilot project to be implemented on the following two sectors: · New Delhi – Howrah sector at 6 stations: New Delhi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Dhanbad, Asansol, Howrah · New Delhi - Mumbai sector at 6 stations: New Delhi, Kota, Vadodara, Ratlam, Surat, Mumbai Central. Initially, the card can be issued by paying Rs. 70/- where passenger can get Rs. 20/- balance. After that the card can be recharged for Rs. 20/- or in multiples of Rs. 50/- up to Rs. 5000/-. Maximum limit can be Rs. 10,000/-. Go-India smart card has lifetime validity.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 08:41:50 +0000