G20: Delhi Metro to Sell ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ Through Dedicated Counters from September 4-13

Anticipating elevated passenger footfall for the G20 Summit, the Delhi Metro will promote ‘Tourist Smart Cards’ by devoted counters at 36 stations from September 4-13, officers mentioned.

These playing cards will probably be obtainable in two classes — one-day and three-day validity — providing “limitless rides” in the metro network.

The Tourist Smart Cards are available on regular days too but, in view of the G20 Summit, dedicated counters have been opened to sell these cards for a period of 10 days from Monday, a senior official said.

The G20 Leaders’ Summit is slated to take place in New Delhi from September 9-10.

The dedicated counters have been provided to “facilitate G20 delegates and international visitors who might be interested in exploring the prominent tourist places of the capital city as they arrive in Delhi, owing to the upcoming G20 Summit,” the official mentioned.

The one-day card will probably be obtainable for Rs 200 whereas the three-day card will value Rs 500. This quantity additionally features a refundable safety deposit of Rs 50, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) mentioned.

The 36 stations the place these playing cards will probably be offered by devoted counters embody Kashmere Gate, Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazar, New Delhi, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Lok Kalyan Marg, Supreme Court, ITO, Hauz Khas, Nehru Place, Kalkaji Mandir, Akshardham and Terminal 1 IGI Airport.

Besides limitless rides, these playing cards are of nice profit to vacationers as they’ll seamlessly journey in all the community from the primary prepare to the final service obtainable for the day, the officers mentioned.

“There aren’t any penalties or surcharge levied on the usage of Tourist Smart Cards on account of cases like entry or exit mismatch, overstay in system, overstepping and many others,” the DMRC said.

Delhi Metro, India’s largest metro network, ranked among one of the largest metro systems in the world is well connected to almost all the prominent tourist destinations in the city such as Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Akshardham Temple, Kalkaji Temple, Qutub Minar, to name a few.

Tourists can seamlessly reach these tourist places by travelling on various corridors of the Delhi Metro by using these cards. Tourists can also download the ‘Delhi Metro Rail’ app for more details on the network to plan their journeys. The app also includes a dedicated section on the home page under ‘Tour Guide’ where they can find the list of all stations and tourist places nearby, the officials said.

Tourist Smart Cards are also available at all metro stations (except Airport Express Line) across the network. Anyone wanting to explore the city can avail of these cards from the stations at any time during the day, they said.

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