Delhi metro commuters, who have an account with ICICI bank with a registered mobile number, can now top-up their travel smart cards by sending an SMS. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, with this new facility the commuters will now be able to top up their smart cards by sending an SMS to 9222208888. The recharge through SMS, however, can only be done by passengers who have an account with ICICI Bank with his/her mobile number registered with the account. To avail the facility, the passenger needs to send the SMS in a particular format and the maximum permissible amount currently is Rs 1000. Once the SMS is processed, the passenger will get a confirmatory message from the bank. After this, the passenger will need to go to one of the 71 Metro stations, show the smart card at Add Value Machine (AVM) of these Metro stations in order to complete the add value process. The top up facility through SMS was inaugurated at the Barakhamba Road Metro station today by DMRC’s MD Mangu Singh, who got the first top up done through SMS in his personal smart card.
