Kolkata, Oct. 14 -- Metro commuters can now buy tickets by scanning QR code stickers at 11 stations without downloading an app. They can also book tickets through Paytm, as Kolkata Metro introduced two new ticketing facilities on Wednesday.
Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta inaugurated the facilities at Park Street station in the presence of senior officials.
The QR code-based ticketing facility is available at Esplanade, Dumdum, Dakshineswar, Rabindra Sarobar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Kalighat, Howrah, Sealdah, Sovabazar-Sutanuti, Salt Lake Sector V and Dumdum Cantonment. The facility will soon be extended to other stations across all Metro corridors.
Under the new system, commuters can purchase tickets by scanning QR code stickers at stations without downloading an app. The second initiative allows passengers to book tickets from their boarding station to their destination through Paytm, in addition to the Aamar Kolkata Metro app.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.