Kochi Metro Rail joins ONDC community to boost mobility expertise 

Following the profitable integration of Chennai Metro, Kochi Metro Rail now turns into the second metro service to affix the ONDC Community, a vital step in revolutionising city transportation.

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ONDC has introduced the addition of Kochi Metro Rail to its increasing mobility area. For a while, ONDC was working with KMRL to facilitate the acquisition of Kochi Metro tickets utilizing numerous functions on the ONDC Community, guaranteeing a seamless and modern strategy to city mobility.

Commuters can conveniently buy single journey and return journey tickets for the Kochi Metro by way of 4 purchaser apps on the ONDC Community: Yatri, Paytm, Rapido and redBus. Prospects can even e book tickets on the PhonePe app.

Any new purchaser app becoming a member of the ONDC Community can have speedy entry to Kochi Metro’s ticket stock, enhancing buyer alternative and comfort.

Sanjiv Singh, joint secretary, Division for Promotion of Business & Inner Commerce (DPIIT) stated the combination of KMRL with ONDC is about crafting a future the place digital inclusivity makes city transport not only a journey, however an expertise tailor-made for each citizen. It’s a step in our mission to digitise and streamline city transit, making it extra accessible and environment friendly for everybody.

Sanjiv Loknath Behera, Managing Director, KMRL stated, “This integration aligns completely with our mission to supply seamless, sustainable transportation options to the individuals of Kochi. Now our ticketing providers can be out there by way of a various vary of purchaser apps on the ONDC Community, a major step in direction of upgrading accessibility and comfort for commuters. We sit up for working carefully with ONDC to discover modern prospects, together with multimodal journeys and ancillary providers to raise the general journey expertise”.