Delhi Metro Rail Corporation launches top up facility for metro smart cards at ICICI outlets

Thousands of commuters use the Delhi metro every day to travel to work. A record 16000 smart cards are sold by ticket counters across all the metro stations located in Delhi. Commuters wait in long queues for metro smart cards top up most of the times. In a bid to reduce this waiting time considerably, the DMRC has come up with a new initiative. Now you can easily recharge smart cards at ICICI outlets that are strewn across Delhi.

Process of metro smart cards top up through mobile

If you are not sure where your nearest ICICI business correspondent network outlet is located, you can find out the same by sending a message (METROPIN code) to 922220888

Now you can recharge smart cards at ICICI outlets within seconds with these steps:

• Upon finding the outlet, provide details like your mobile number, smart card number and the recharge amount that you wish (upper limit – 3000INR, lower limit – 100INR) to the agent at the outlet.
• Now pay the amount that you have quoted in the above step to the agent in cash.
• The agent initiates the process which might take a few seconds.
• Upon successful completion of process, you will be intimated through an SMS about the status of your process.
• If the recharge process has failed, you will be intimated about the reason as well.
• If the recharge process is successful, you will be asked to validate the same. Validation of the process if the final step and failure to do this, will not complete the top-up process.
• For validation, you will be required to swipe your card at any of the hundreds of automatic ticket vending machines located just adjacent to the customer care centre of the metro stations.
• Once you do this, your card has been topped up with the necessary amount and ready to be used for travel.