Chennai city passengers will soon have a single smart card for Metro and MTC busses

City passengers in Chennai will soon be able to use a single card to take the Metro and MTC busses, thanks to a single smart card or a common mobility card to be launched by Metro officials by the end of the year. A metro rail official told TOI that the card has been tested at metro stations and MTC's electronic ticketing machines. The testing of the smart card for compatibility is being done by upgrading hardware and software. Officials also stated that electronic ticketing machines used by MTC conductors at present already have a hardware in place that can read and scan smart cards and the only thing that needs to be done is to upgrade the software and make it compatible with the system.