tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27860302.post8088842670290570070..comments2024-03-23T15:36:01.841+05:30Comments on Kolkata Curry: Life in Metro : 3 - The 'Smart' commuterAnirban Halderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15210502797271658022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27860302.post-19162187183004661152011-08-28T21:22:18.619+05:302011-08-28T21:22:18.619+05:30Projjwal, thanks for asking it here.
Well, you n...Projjwal, thanks for asking it here. <br /><br />Well, you need to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs 100 for any denomination of Smart Card - Rs 100 / 200 / 500 or others apart from the card value of your choice. You get it back when you surrender your card. <br /><br />And thankfully the validity period has recently been hugely extended and made uniform for all cards. It's ONE YEAR now. So, no sweat for tracking it regularly. Just recharge your card when the balance gets low and enjoy life at Kolkata Metro.<br /><br />Other things that might help you are : a. You get an additional value over your card cost. I recharge for Rs 100 and get a value of Rs 120. It gets proportionately higher with higher denominations.<br />b. You are charged Re 1 less for every ride. That's a real wow!<br /><br />Do come back if you have more queries. Me a novice too, as you know. But will try and answer you.Anirban Halderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15210502797271658022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27860302.post-25184490165126557822011-08-12T17:26:40.537+05:302011-08-12T17:26:40.537+05:30Can you please post the "must know" info...Can you please post the "must know" info you gleaned from fellow passengers since it's very difficult to find out anything from the counter given the long queues and irate passengers. Is there a minimum required to buy a smart card. Is there any validity period, what happens if I am not being able to spend the minimum amount within the validity period ?<br /><br />Thanks and kind regards,<br /><br />Projjwal GhoshProj Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460635793715023792noreply@blogger.com