Hyderabad Metro to issue monthly passes by December

[Spartan]

Ameerpet corridor witnesses more employees, students.

 Hyderabad Metro Rail works progressing at Madhapur. (Photos: S. Surender Reddy)

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited will make monthly passes available for its regular commuters by December. HMRL has directed L&T to provide suitable options and rates for the monthly passes. This pass will also be part of the common mobility card which will be integrated with the RTC and other transport services.

HMRL managing director N.V.S. Reddy said, “We are working on a monthly pass and it should be feasible. We will try to make a combined pass for both the Metro and RTC. Iinitially the smart card will continue as the Metro Raill pass. We requested L&T to take a call and come up with a scheme as early as possible.”

For easy switching between Metro Rail, RTC buses and other modes, L&THMR will be coming out with a common ticketing mechanism. L&T Metro Rail has signed a contract with the State Bank of India to introduce common mobility cards.

During the task force committee meeting setup for transport facilities, a demonstration of devices that Metro Rail and RTC can use to implement the smart card ticketing system was done in August. 

This is not just restricted to public transport but also private players including Uber and Ola.

Mr Reddy confirmed that by December a solution was possible related to implementation of smart cards.

This could be a humongous task as Chennai Metro has made futile attempts in creating one. It took Chennai Metro nearly five years to come out with a solution, which reportedly will be implemented soon. The card purportedly is for only the Metro Rial and RTC services.

In Bengaluru's Namma Metro is still in preliminary discussions to implement a common card. 

Delhi Metro at the beginning of this year initiated a pilot project by launching a common card for its services and buses. 

Nobody has tried integrating it with private cab services.

Mr Reddy said they had prioritised works on the monthly pass as the new LB Bagar-Ameerpet corridor saw fewer joy riders and more employees and students.

He said, “The new line is as per the ridership we anticipated with regular commuters. There were joy riders only on holidays. There is a philosophy to this project – to let women travel on their own, which is happening now. It will keep picking up. As we keep solving these last mile connectivity problems, traffic will pick up and then we will keep on increasing the frequency of trains.”

[WHAT]

'We are working on a monthly pass and it should be feasible "   ...... ante ey matram undochu ...

[Android_Halwa]

This one could be a path changer...

a common card for all your transportation need. Good to see more private services included in one card. 

May can expect more and more smarter services to be part of such system in the days to come and there may be a day where there would be no one in city who doesn’t have this smart card..!!! 

Cashless travel...seam less access...more and more modes of transport for one card..! 

Way to go...

[Android_Halwa]

1 minute ago, WHAT said:

'We are working on a monthly pass and it should be feasible "   ...... ante ey matram undochu ...

I guess, 800-1200/month for seamless and unlimited travel

linited travel aithe I can see less than 800

[mettastar]

2 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

I guess, 800-1200/month for seamless and unlimited travel

linited travel aithe I can see less than 800

chinnappudu general pass monthly 60 unde anukunta .. route pass quarterly 60 unde

entha perigipoinayi rate lu

[Spartan]

3 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

This one could be a path changer...

a common card for all your transportation need. Good to see more private services included in one card. 

May can expect more and more smarter services to be part of such system in the days to come and there may be a day where there would be no one in city who doesn’t have this smart card..!!! 

Cashless travel...seam less access...more and more modes of transport for one card..! 

Way to go...

yup this was missing earlier...

[Spartan]

Just now, mettastar said:

chinnappudu general pass monthly 60 unde anukunta .. route pass quarterly 60 unde

entha perigipoinayi rate lu

RTC rates are skyrocketing..and same as metro..

[mettastar]

Just now, Spartan said:

RTC rates are skyrocketing..and same as metro..

ipudu entha unnayo aa pass lu

[Android_Halwa]

Just now, mettastar said:

chinnappudu general pass monthly 60 unde anukunta .. route pass quarterly 60 unde

entha perigipoinayi rate lu

Enkatiki route pass 95 rupees for three months...! 

Lauda, iyala liter petrol vastundi a rate ki

[Spartan]

IT companies should tie up and buy these cards in bulk...or provide discount to its employees and do autodeduction from paycheck...that will be tax free as well..

 

win-win for both metro and customers.

[mettastar]

asalu RTC pass lu vaduthunnarantava janaalu

[Hydrockers]

4 minutes ago, Android_Halwa said:

I guess, 800-1200/month for seamless and unlimited travel

linited travel aithe I can see less than 800

appudu kani metro odu nethina clothh esukuntadu

[Spartan]

Just now, mettastar said:

asalu RTC pass lu vaduthunnarantava janaalu

RTC cards launch ayi nunde two years back..not sure how far it is successfull

[mettastar]

Just now, Spartan said:

IT companies should tie up and buy these cards in bulk...or provide discount to its employees and do autodeduction from paycheck...that will be tax free as well..

 

win-win for both metro and customers.

yeah atla cheyali to promote public transportation 

[Android_Halwa]

2 minutes ago, Spartan said:

yup this was missing earlier...

Such things will make the way for more and more smarter travel, may we can expect the RTC buses to have smart card readers, bus timings aligned with train timings....cabs working with metro services to offer more and more seamless travel