'Mumbai One', common app for public transport tickets, goes live

Mumbai One the common mobile application for various public transport tickets in the city became operational on Thursday a day after being launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi officials said reported news agency PTIThe mobile app enables commuters to book a single QRbased digital ticket usable across Metro Monorail buses and local trains in the city and surrounding regionsThe app developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA was available for downloading from 5 am on Thursday More than 500 downloads of the mobile application were done till 830 am the officials said reported PTISo far each public transport operator had its own digital ticketing platformDescribed as Indias first integrated common mobility app Mumbai One will do away with the need for multiple paper tickets or separate bookingsCommuters however will not be able to book season or return journey tickets of suburban trains through the application reported PTIThe unified digital ticketing platform developed for the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region will allow commuters to plan journeys and book tickets across 11 public transport operatorsLaunching the app during the inauguration of the Navi Mumbai International Airport and the last phase of Mumbai Metro 3 on Wednesday PM Modi said every mode of transport is being connected with other modesEfforts are being made to make travelling seamless so that no one is forced to struggle while switching from one service to another he saidToday the country is moving towards the vision of One Nation One Mobility The Mumbai One app is another step in that direction Now Mumbaikars will no longer have to stand in long queues for tickets he said reported PTIThe app integrates services of 11 public transport operators including the suburban railways Metro Lines 1 2A 3 and 7 Navi Mumbai Metro Monorail and civic bus operators such as BEST TMT in Thane NMMT in Navi Mumbai KDMT in Kalyan Dombivli and MBMT in Mira BhayandarThe MMRDA claimed that Mumbai One will not impose any additional charges on users with all incidental costs borne by the authority It also supports cashless and contactless transactions reported PTIThe app also provides a multimodal journey planner that helps users find the fastest and most costeffective routes along with realtime information on route availability and service advisoriesAccording to MMRDA the application is hosted on a MeitYcompliant Google Cloud Platform and powered by Google Kubernetes Engine to ensure data security scalability and uninterrupted serviceThe authority claimed that the system can handle up to 50 lakh transactions per day and expects its user base to grow from 10 lakh to 50 lakh within a yearWith inputs from PTI