<p>The Metro service will get smarter as Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will launch automatic ticket vending machines (TVMs) at Namma Metro stations along Reach 1 from Tuesday. <br /><br />The Corporation, in a press release stated “to start with, the TVMs will be operational at MG Road, Indiranagar and Baiyyappanahalli stations and the facility will be extended to other stations gradually.”<br /><br />Passengers can now buy a single journey ticket (token) themselves by selecting the destination station or the amount in the TVM, avoiding the queue at the ticket counter. <br /><br />They can also add value or add trips to the tickets in the contactless smart card. The touchscreen facility at the TVM is available in three languages — Kannada, English and Hindi.<br /><br />Apart from this, passengers can buy eight tickets at a time and can get the receipt print for card recharge. <br /><br />Further, the machine accepts coins of Rs 5 and Rs 10 denominations and all types of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. It will display a message if there is no coin change available for dispensing.</p>.<p><br />However, the passengers are cautioned not to insert damaged or soiled notes and Rs 2 coin as the TVM considers it as Re 1, since the two coins are physically identical. <br /><br />They are also warned against tampering with the machine or trying to operate the touchscreen with any metallic or hard object.<br /></p>
<p>The Metro service will get smarter as Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) will launch automatic ticket vending machines (TVMs) at Namma Metro stations along Reach 1 from Tuesday. <br /><br />The Corporation, in a press release stated “to start with, the TVMs will be operational at MG Road, Indiranagar and Baiyyappanahalli stations and the facility will be extended to other stations gradually.”<br /><br />Passengers can now buy a single journey ticket (token) themselves by selecting the destination station or the amount in the TVM, avoiding the queue at the ticket counter. <br /><br />They can also add value or add trips to the tickets in the contactless smart card. The touchscreen facility at the TVM is available in three languages — Kannada, English and Hindi.<br /><br />Apart from this, passengers can buy eight tickets at a time and can get the receipt print for card recharge. <br /><br />Further, the machine accepts coins of Rs 5 and Rs 10 denominations and all types of Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50, Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. It will display a message if there is no coin change available for dispensing.</p>.<p><br />However, the passengers are cautioned not to insert damaged or soiled notes and Rs 2 coin as the TVM considers it as Re 1, since the two coins are physically identical. <br /><br />They are also warned against tampering with the machine or trying to operate the touchscreen with any metallic or hard object.<br /></p>