Northern Railway to introduce smart card

“In all,75 vending machines have been installed in stations falling between Delhi and Palwal and they will start functioning from next week onwards,” they said.

The smart card will be available in ticket booking counters and will come in denomination ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 1000.

Official figures indicate that at present,70,000 to 80,000 tickets are sold in the Delhi region per day.

The implementation of the project comes as Northern Railway is expecting increased use of suburban trains by commuters in view of the hike in bus fares.

Keeping the growing usage of local trains in mind,it is also planning to introduce 15 coach EMU trains between Delhi and adjoining towns to ease pressure during rush hours.

Sources said CRIS,a Railway PSU,has prepared the details of the project to ensure it lives up the expectation of the commuters.