GoSmart National Common Mobility Card launched for Kanpur Metro commuters

Kanpur, India (Metro Rail Today): Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra inaugurated the National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) for Kanpur Metro Rail commuters on 4th April 2023 at IIT Kanpur Metro Station in Kanpur. With this, NCMC card will make travel in Kanpur Metro not only smarter eco-friendly too as the cardholder will also get 10% discount on every Metro ride.

Speaking on the occasion Durga Shanker Mishra said in his address that Uttar Pradesh is currently working on the most number of Metro projects in the country. Kanpur Metro is the first Metro service to launch NCMC card in Uttar Pradesh. The main benefit of this card is that it is an inter-operable transport card i.e. this card can also be used for other metro, bus, parking, retail services of the country which comply with NCMC. With the NCMC card, travellers can travel across the country with ease. This is also paving the way for seamless movement along with saving time and energy during the journey. ‘

Benefits of National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)

• Up to 10% discount on every journey at Metro's GoSmart and Bank's NCMC, Debit/Credit cards
• Will be able to be used in metro, buses, parking, and retail services that accept NCMC
• No need to stand in line to travel, use your debit/credit card as a smart card
• No need to buy a separate ticket while travelling with NCMC cards issued by 23 banks or other Metros
• Facility to buy QR tickets for metro travel with NCMC card

The NCMC card will be available at the ticket counters of all Kanpur Metro stations. The card will also be available at branches of 23 designated banks issuing NCMC cards.

The card will be issued on payment of Rs 100 non-refundable fee. Card can be issued with valid identity card and OTP on mobile phone.

How to top-up the card?

The minimum value of top-up in card is Rs 100 and maximum is Rs 2,000. The NCMC card can be either top-up through ticket counters at metro stations and Ticket Vending Machines (TVM) or through Internet Banking by using debit/credit card/UPI. The card can also be top-up through Kanpur Metro's 'Mobile App' and UPMRC's official website.

Expressing happiness over the launch of the NCMC Card, Sushil Kumar, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Metro said, "With the NCMC card, metro travel will now be easier and more affordable for people of Kanpur. Kanpur Metro is already providing Metro tickets through full digital payment mode with debit cards, credit cards and UPI from its ticket counters and Ticket Vending Machines. The launch of the NCMC card is a big step forward. With this, commuters will no longer have to stand in line for tickets and will also get the benefit of a 10 % discount every time they travel by metro. After successfully overcoming the challenges in the field of civil construction, Kanpur Metro has now set an example in the field of operations by extensively using initiatives like NCMC. We hope that the people of Kanpur, like every time, will welcome and benefit from our efforts.‘