Automatic ticket vending machines at stations

Railways install 25 smart card based machines in NCR

PTI | February 9, 2011



Suburban train commuters in the National Capital Region can no longer have to wait in long queues for purchasing tickets.

Railways have installed 25 automatic ticket vending machines at key stations in the city.

The move would cut long queues and passenger time in the morning rush hours as one has to only use a smart card to purchase the ticket at the vending machines.

The smart card can be purchased from the smart card counter situated adjacent to booking counter in booking office at the station.

According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, seven such machines have been installed in New Delhi station while six and four vending machines have been installed in Old Delhi and Nizamuddin stations respectively.

Similarly, three machines have been installed in Anand Vihar while one machine each has been installed in Sewa Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Tilak Bridge and Shivaji Bridge stations.

The spokesperson said the machines will issue platform tickets and second class journey tickets, adult and child tickets for limited stations which are displayed on the map of vending machine screen.

Initially, smart cards will be issued for a minimum of Rs 115 (Rs 65 as security and Rs 50 as top up value) with validity of 6 months from the last purchase.

It can be further topped up with amount of multiple of Rs 50 and upto maximum limit of Rs 1,000.

A flat 5 per cent concession will be given to the passenger over and above the denomination of the card value as incentive.

The cancellation of tickets purchased through vending machines will be handled manually as per existing refund rules, the spokesperson said.

 

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