Now the hassle of waiting in long lines to buy metro tickets is over, just by sending a message on WhatsApp, your work will be done.
Yes, Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL), which operates the Metro service on the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route in the city, on Thursday launched the
e-ticketing on WhatsApp’ facility. Mumbai Metro One is the world’s first MRTS (Mass Rapid Transit System) to offer e-ticketing on WhatsApp, it has claimed in a release.
All one has to do to get e-tickets is
this was an extension of the “Paper QR Tickets” currently available through ticket counters. To use this facility, passengers have to send ‘Hi’ message to 9670008889.
Versova
-Andheri-Ghatkopar is the first metro route in Mumbai, operational since 2014. Mumbai Metro One carries 2,60,000 people daily. MMOPL also claimed that it has adopted several technological innovations like bank combo cards, mobile QR tickets and loyalty programs.
Now 100 million users will get this facility of
WhatsApp WhatsApp recently announced that it will expand its payment service to 100 million (100 million) users in India.
The service was earlier limited to 40 million (4 crore) users, however, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has now increased the limit to 100 million. While this relaxation is a relief for WhatsApp, it may hinder the growth of the service in India as it has more than 500 million (500 million) active users in the country.
