Kochi Metro: RFID ticketing gets a thumps up

For many who had travelled in Metros in big cities like Delhi, the travel in Kochi Metro was more enjoyable. The use of less expensive disposable paper tickets with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in place of tokens as in Delhi Metro got a thumps up from commuters. “The paper tickets are much easier to carry and the chance of them getting lost during journey is minimal. In Delhi Metro we’ve to drop the tokens in the ticket machine at the destination station. During peak hours, it’s time consuming,” said Adarsh Kumar, an engineer who had worked in Delhi.