Now on Delhi Metro smart cards can be recharged using Amazon Pay

To avail this facility, customers can open the Amazon shopping app and click on the ‘Metro Recharge’ option under the Amazon Pay tab.

After entering their Metro Smart card number, they can choose any amount between INR 100 to INR 2000 to recharge their metro card, a DMRC statement said.

After successful payment, they need to tap the card at the automatic vending machine (AVM) at any Delhi Metro station and select “Top -UP” to add the balance to their card.

The facility was jointly introduced by DMRC's Managing Director Dr Mangu Singh and Mr Mahendra Nerurkar, CEO, Amazon Pay through video conferencing in the presence of other senior officials.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mangu Singh said, "The initiative is in line with DMRC's commitment towards supporting the digital drive to promote cashless transactions among the Delhi Metro commuters, at a time when social distancing has become a new normal for everyone."

Nerurkar, CEO, Amazon Pay said, "As part of our commitment to our customers, we are constantly innovating and creating new experiences to make digital payments seamless across a variety of use cases. Commute is a very important aspect of daily lives of our customers and Delhi Metro is the lifeline for millions of daily commuters in Delhi-NCR. By enabling our customers to recharge their Delhi Metro cards in a contactless manner, we aim to make their lives more convenient, safe, cashless and secure."

To facilitate easy top-up of smart cards/sale of tokens to avoid queues and save time at stations, the DMRC had launched several initiatives including the option of Smart Card top-up through TVMs, launch of Metro Combo Cards with banks, Credit/Debit Card transaction facility at stations, netbanking using dmrcsmartcard.com, other UPI and e-wallets, the statement added.