Metro card recharge value from vending machine reduced

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The minimum add value for Delhi Metro's smart cards for recharging from token vending machines has been reduced to Rs.100 again, Metro authorities said Tuesday.

However, if one is adding value to the smart card from a customer care centre, the value remains Rs.200.

"On the basis of feedback and suggestions received from Metro commuters, the add value through token vending machines will be of Rs.100 and thereupon in multiples from Rs.50 up to Rs.1,000," Delhi Metro said in a statement.

Delhi Metro had May 21 introduced some changes and doubled its smart card add value.

"As most of Delhi Metro's smart card users today are regular travellers, and with the opening of the Rapid Metro and more corridors of Phase 3, the maximum fare required for travel will increase as the commuters would cover more distance.

"Therefore, increasing the minimum add value of the cards will help commuters as they won't have to stand in queue and recharge their cards time and again," the statement added.

There are about 170 token vending machines installed at 83 metro stations through which commuters may purchase single journey tokens and add value to their smart cards.

According to Delhi Metro, about 70 percent of travellers are smart card users, who are able to avail a discount of 10 percent on all their journeys.