Now the metro ticket will not expire in 24 hours, the validity will remain for 4 days
If you are also travelling on the Delhi Metro, then this news might come in handy for you. Just like train tickets, you will now be able to book metro tickets from home. At the same time, your ticket will not expire even after 24 hours. In fact, not only train tickets but also metro tickets can now be booked through the IRCTC app and website.
Apart from the train, you will now also be able to make advance bookings for the metro through the IRCTC app. IRCTC, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation and the Centre for Railway Information Systems have joined hands to promote One India, One Ticket. Let us know how you will benefit from this.
Early check-in facility with 120 days notice.
Just like booking trains from the IRCTC website, you have the facility to book tickets in advance for 4 months i.e. 120 days. Similarly, you can now book 120 days in advance for travelling on the metro as well. The ticket, once purchased, will remain valid for 4 days as well. Whereas currently the validity of the metro ticket is only for one day. The Metro ticket will be valid 2 days before and two days after the scheduled date of travel. This means that even if you arrive early or late, your money will be wasted and you will be able to travel on the same metro ticket. If for some reason the train ticket has to be cancelled, the metro ticket can also be cancelled along with it.
You can book tickets like this one.
Metro ticket booking can be done through IRCTC website and app. The ticket once purchased will remain valid for 4 days as well. While currently the validity of metro ticket is only for one day. Changes will be made in Delhi Metro Rail booking system for booking Metro Rail tickets from IRCTC. Metro tickets will be booked using QR code, its QR code will be printed on the train ticket. If people want, they can take a printout and keep it with them or they can use it by taking a screenshot on their phone.
These people will have facilities.
The beta version of IRCTC’s mobile app for booking metro tickets has been launched. It will work only on Android phones for now. iPhone users will have to wait some more to avail this feature. According to reports, after a 4-month trial, the full version will be launched with necessary changes. Advance booking of metro tickets will ease the crowd that accumulates outside the ticket counters of metro stations.
