Namma Metro: How To Book Bangalore Metro Tickets On WhatsApp By QR Code - Send Hi To BMRCL On This Number

WhatsApp and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Monday announced a partnership to launch Namma Metro's WhatsApp chatbot-based QR ticketing service.

The chatbot is integrated with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) powered payments on WhatsApp and will allow 'Namma Metro' commuters to purchase tickets and recharge their travel pass right within WhatsApp.

BMRCL claimed it is the first transit service globally to enable end-to-end QR ticketing on WhatsApp. The corporation said its WhatsApp chatbot is available in English and Kannada for all commuters of 'Namma Metro'.

How To Book Bangalore Metro Tickets On WhatsApp: How To Use This Service?

Step 1

To use the service, commuters need to simply send Hi' to BMRCL's official WhatsApp chatbot number +9181055 56677 

Step 2

Choose from the various options such as recharging metro travel pass and purchasing single journey tickets using payments on WhatsApp.

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Namma Metro is happy to give additional facility for commuters- QR Code based Single Journey Metro Travel Tickets can be downloaded from WhatsApp from 1st Nov 2022. Commuters are requested to make use of this facility pic.twitter.com/4j6oeDMopb

— ನಮ್ಮ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ (@cpronammametro) October 31, 2022

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— ನಮ್ಮ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ (@cpronammametro) October 31, 2022

BMRCL Statement

"The process of making the payment is a seamless experience that gives users the option to pay without leaving the WhatsApp chat interface. After choosing their travel details, users are given the option to pay using payments on WhatsApp by authenticating the transaction using their UPI pin," the BMRCL said.

It said the interface makes the user experience easy and interactive, adding that commuters can plan their transit on-the-go and make payments without leaving the WhatsApp chat.