New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Company (DMRC) on Tuesday launched India’s first FASTag or Unified Funds Interface (UPI)-based parking facility to scale back the time for entry and cost. This has been finished to provide you with comparable services at extra of Delhi Metro’s parking areas throughout town and the Nationwide Capital Area (NCR).This solely cashless parking facility positioned at gate number-6 of the Kashmere Gate station can accommodate 55 four-wheelers and 174 two-wheelers.
The entry or exit and cost of four-wheelers may be finished by the FASTag — an digital toll assortment system operated by the Nationwide Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
“The parking charge shall be deducted by FASTag, which would cut back the time for entry and cost. Solely the autos with FASTag can be allowed to park on this facility.
“The entry for two-wheelers may be finished solely by swiping the DMRC sensible card,” stated the DMRC in a press release.
The sensible card swipe is used just for registering the time of entry or exit and fare calculation as no cash shall be deducted from the cardboard. “The parking charge may be paid by UPI apps by scanning the QR Code. In future, the cost can be made by DMRC/NCMC playing cards.”
The ability is a pilot venture of the DMRC, the Metro rail service stated. “Additional, the DMRC is planning to arrange comparable techniques at extra of its parking services throughout Delhi-NCR.”
As well as, devoted Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) lanes for auto, taxi and e-rickshaws had been additionally inaugurated on the Kashmere Gate station as a part of the Multi-Mannequin Integration (MMI) initiative.
“These lanes will allow a clean motion of autos and improve the final mile connectivity on the station,” the DMRC assertion stated.
Within the second part of MMI which is underneath building, there shall be a meals courtroom (to be established by Delhi Transport Infrastructure Growth Company Restricted) and likewise a bus-terminal (three lanes with 5 bus capability every) to be constructed by DMRC.
After completion of the second part, Kashmere Gate shall be a transportation hub integrating metro connectivity on Line-1, Line-2 and Line-6 with parking facility, Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) Kashmere Gate, Metropolis Bus Service and taxi, auto, e-rickshaw providers.
These services will present a serious aid to commuters travelling from or to the Kashmere Gate station, which is related to a serious ISBT and a number of other workplaces across the station. The Kashmere Gate station is the one triple-interchange station of the DMRC and is among the many busiest stations of the community.
Each the facilities– FASTag or UPI-based parking and Intermediate Public Transport (IPT) lanes — had been began at Kashmiere Gate metro station within the presence of DMRC Managing Director Mangu Singh and senior DMRC and Nationwide Funds Company of India officers.
