Chennai Metro launches National Common Mobility Card for commuters

Chennai, India (Metro Rail Today): The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) launched Singara Chennai Card (NCMC — National Common Mobility Card) in association with State Bank of India (banking partner) throughout Phase - 1 Metro Stations on 14th April 2023.

Currently, the Singara Chennai cards can be used in Chennai Metro stations and across all other Metros in India that accept RuPay NCMC cards such as MMRDA Mumbai Line 2A & 7, Bangalore Metro, Delhi Metro Airport Line, Kanpur Metro, BEST Buses Mumbai, and Kadamba Transport Buses in Goa. In the future, consumers may use this single card for payments in various parts and segments in the country which will include Bus, Suburban Railways, Toll, Parking, Smart city, and Retail shops.

The underlying technology has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on RuPay NCMC cards which are now being adopted nationally with all security features. This card will be issued by SBI at Chennai Metro Stations and has a unique feature of Stored Value Area which can be used to store a maximum amount of 2000 rupees that can be used for ticket purchase in Offline mode.

SBI has also a dedicated website for applying for a new card and for further recharging of cards. The Card balance can be topped up via cash & through online Bank accounts.

The salient features of Singara Chennai Card:-

• This card is issued free of cost to passengers.
• This card can be used in all the Metros of India.
• Easy registration process with minimum KYC

Initially, the issuance of NCMC card will be at 7 stations namely Koyambedu Metro, Central Metro, Airport Metro, High Court Metro, Alandur Metro, Thirumangalam Metro, Guindy Metro and the card can be used in Automatic Gates of all the Metro Stations.