Tourists can now recharge their metro smart cards from Delhi Tourism App which also contain fare and route details, Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) officials said.

Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) officials said that “the mobile application will be useful for foreign tourists and also for those who are not well versed with Delhi Metro recharge options or online mode of fare and route details.”

“We strive to give the best experience in Delhi to tourists from across the globe. Hence with the help of Metro recharge feature of Delhi Tourism App, tourists can now plan their entire trip with one app.”

A senior DTTDC official, requesting anonymity, said, “This facility will enable users to enhance their tourism experience by providing hassle-free facility to recharge their Metro cards through the app while exploring the tourist places of Delhi. makes.”

To avail the facility, the user needs to go to the ‘Travel within Delhi’ section of the app, select ‘Metro within Delhi’ of the app and then select Metro and then click on the recharge tab . The app will then redirect the user to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation website for smart card recharge.

Officials said the new facility is very useful as many foreign tourists who visit Delhi or even Indian tourists from other cities are not aware of Delhi’s public transport system and its ticketing and recharge facility.

“So if they download the Delhi Tourism App, they will not have to go through the hassle of standing in a queue or finding other online recharge options,” the official said. The mobile application of Delhi Tourism Department was launched by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on World Tourism Day last year on September 27. ‘Dekho Meri Delhi’ is the tagline of the app.

Officials said, “The app offers several user-friendly features to make the tourism and travel experience in Delhi delightful as it provides all the information from tourist attractions, popular local cuisines and market places to heritage walks in one go. Lets click through”, the officials said.

The app provides many user friendly features to make tourism and travel experience in Delhi a bliss as it provides all the information ranging from tourist hotspots, popular local cuisines and market places to heritage walks through a single click, the officials said.

They said the app is unique in nature as small audio and video files of a particular tourist destination have also been embedded to give the traveller a sneak peek into the tourist spot.

It allows tourists to see key highlights of any monument or other tourist location without even going there.