Uber Partners ONDC For Delhi Metro Tickets (image: x.com/ONDC_Official)
New Delhi: Uber, a mobility service provider on Monday (May 19) announced the launch of metro ticketing on its application. Joining hands with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), the company is starting the ticket booking services with Delhi Metro.
Now, commuters can book their QR based Delhi Metro train ticket directly through the Uber app by employing the UPI payment options. The ride-hailing platform is also planning to expand this service to three more Metro services in India this year itself.
“A new chapter in urban mobility! You can now book Delhi Metro tickets on the Uber app — powered by the ONDC Network. No extra apps. No hassle. Just ride,” ONDC said in a X post.
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“Uber today announced the rollout of metro ticketing on the Uber app, powered by the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), with Delhi Metro going live as the first launch city. This marks Uber’s first integration with India’s pioneering digital public infrastructure and a major step forward in making public transport more connected,” company said in a press release.
The service is already active in Delhi. A user can buy a maximum of 8 QR tickets from the app in one time. For issuing ticket, they have to add the entry and exit stations and then make the payment. For both entry and exit, the QR ticket need to be scanned at the automatic fare collection gate.
In February 2024, ONDC and Uber has signed an MoU to “explore an integration with the network to expand the range of mobility offerings on the Uber app.”
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Before Uber, ride-hailing platform Rapido has partnered with ONDC to aid metro ticket bookings for the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) in February 2024. In May this year, Rapido extended this merger to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
In March, the platform hit a milestone by clocking 1.6 crore transactions—the highest ever—more than twice the number recorded the previous year. It also crossed 20 crore total transactions during the same month, Outlook Business reports.
