Noida Metro cards sale dip, commuters blame lack of seamless connectivity, high fare

Noida Metro cards sale has dipped considerably in a little over four months of its operation with commuters blaming lack of seamless connectivity and high fare as main reasons behind it.

A total of 2,041 such travellers cards were issued during May 1 and 20, as against 3,686 in April and 5,064 in March this year, according to Noida Metro data.

As many as 5,220 cards were issued in February and a whopping 3,363 within six days of its operation January 26 to 31, it said.

Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has joined hands with the State Bank of India to issue SBI NMRC City 1 card. Noida Metro charges a fee of 1.8 per cent or Rs 12 (whichever is less rounded off to the nearest rupee).

"The fee of 1.8 per cent for top-up is steep and uncalled for. Delhi Metro issues a non-bank card for commuters to travel and they do not charge any fee on the top-up," said Ajay Chaturvedi, a senior citizen.

He said the fare of Noida Metro is also high.

A commuter has to pay a minimum of Rs 10 to Rs 50 ..