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Kolkata Metro launches QR code and Paytm ticketing ahead of Durga Puja
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News18•14-10-2026, 17:15
Kolkata Metro launches QR code and Paytm ticketing ahead of Durga Puja
- •Kolkata Metro has introduced two new ticketing services to ensure passenger convenience ahead of Durga Puja.
- •Metro Rail General Manager Prem Sagar Gupta inaugurated these services at the Park Street metro station.
- •Passengers can now buy tickets by scanning QR codes installed at stations without needing to download any separate app.
- •This service is initially available at 11 major stations including Esplanade, Dum Dum, Sealdah, and Howrah.
- •Passengers can now also use the Paytm app to purchase metro tickets alongside the 'Amar Kolkata Metro' app.
Key Questions Answered
Commuters can now purchase metro tickets simply by scanning QR codes installed at the designated stations without needing to download any separate app or stand in long queues.
The QR code ticketing facility has been initially launched at Esplanade, Dum Dum, Dakshineswar, Rabindra Sarobar, Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, Kalighat, Howrah, Sealdah, Shobhabazar-Sutanuti, Salt Lake Sector V, and Dum Dum Cantonment stations.
In addition to the Amar Kolkata Metro app, passengers can now use the Paytm app to purchase metro tickets according to their destination.
