Bus ticketing platform, redBus, joins ONDC

Bus ticketing platform, redBus, on Saturday mentioned it has joined Open Community for Digital Commerce (ONDC) and now gives multi-modal transport reserving companies on its platform in varied cities. By integrating with the ONDC Community, redBus will provide auto rickshaw reserving in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad, and metro ticket reserving in Chennai and Kochi. The platforms mentioned this makes it the primary first impartial mobility app on the ONDC Community with a concentrate on first and last-mile connectivity for its travellers.

Customers in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad will have the ability to e book auto rickshaws by way of the redBus Android app. The service is being facilitated by way of a technical collaboration with Juspay which offers the help to combine with ONDC APIs. “redBus is enhancing the general journey expertise by streamlining the auto rickshaw reserving course of and offering extra choices for auto customers. The preliminary rollout will happen in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad, with plans to increase the service to different cities sooner or later in collaboration with native apps,” the official assertion added.

Reserving metro tickets

redBus customers in Chennai and shortly Kochi will have the ability to e book metro tickets by way of its Android app. “The tech integration for metro ticket reserving ensures a clean and user-friendly expertise for commuters, whereas making the journey expertise for bus travellers extra environment friendly as they will plan their complete commute seamlessly,” it added.

“ONDC is a multi-force enabler in India and we’re happy to be working with them to supply person comfort whereas selling a various vary of decisions. ONDC’s dedication to remodeling the e-commerce community aligns seamlessly with redBus’ imaginative and prescient of a digital India. Along with ONDC, we aren’t merely offering mobility companies; we’re delivering a dependable first and last-mile journey expertise for our customers, setting new benchmarks in comfort and selection for purchasers” mentioned Prakash Sangam, CEO, redBus.

“Our bigger objective is to advertise e-commerce adoption whereas concurrently boosting the expansion of start-ups, and making a conducive setting for companies to develop. We consider that redBus becoming a member of the ONDC community is a step additional on this path. Our work with redBus won’t solely reinforce our dedication to this ethos but in addition brings forth a shared imaginative and prescient of mobility that transcends conventional mobility options” mentioned T Koshy, MD & CEO at ONDC.