Finally, Western Railway (WR) commuters can avail of the facilities offered by the ‘Mumbai Go’ smart card. The project, which has already been introduced by Central Railway and the BEST, was inaugurated on WR by its general manager RN Verma on Tuesday.
According to the officials, 359 high-speed entry and exit validators have been installed at stations across WR from Churchgate to Virar. These machines have also been installed in connecting subways and foot-over-bridges.
Explaining the process, Verma said that these cards will have to be shown at the station where the journey is commencing, and again at the exit validator. “Once that is done, the fare amount will be debited. This is deducted from the e-purse of the card,” said Verma.
Commuters will have to pay a one-time cost of Rs35 and the card can be loaded with any amount between Rs50 and Rs5,000.
To prevent fraud, ticket checkers have been equipped with hand-held devices to ensure the card is not misused.
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