Delhi Metro has started bike taxi service for the convenience of passengers, which includes special bike taxis for women passengers which will be driven by women drivers. With this service, passengers will be able to book bike taxis from Metro’s mobile app DMRC Momentum (Delhi Sarathi 2.0). Keeping in mind the safety of women passengers, it will be monitored by GPS.
New Delhi. Delhi Metro has started bike taxi service for the convenience of passengers. This includes special bike taxis for women passengers which will be driven by women drivers. With the start of this service, passengers will be able to book bike taxis from the Metro’s mobile app DMRC Momentum (Delhi Sarathi 2.0). Keeping in mind the safety of passengers, it will be monitored by GPS.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Dr. Vikas Kumar started this service on Monday. Rider service is for all passengers. At the same time, the bike taxi service for women has been named SheRides. DMRC says that SheRides service has been started keeping in mind the convenience and safety of women. This will also give women bike drivers an opportunity to earn.
Facility will be available at these metro stations
DMRC Principal Executive Director (Corporate Communication) Anuj Dayal said that electric bikes are environment friendly. Trained and verified drivers have been appointed. It will be monitored by GPS to ensure passenger safety. In the first phase, bike taxi facility will be available from 12 metro stations Dwarka Sector-21, Dwarka Sector-10, Dwarka Sector-14, Dwarka Mor, Janakpuri West, Uttam Nagar East, Rajouri Garden, Subhash Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Millennium City Center Gurugram and Palam from 8 am to 9 pm.
This facility will be available for an area of three to five kilometres from these stations. After one month, this facility will be started at more than 100 metro stations and in three months, at all 250 metro stations.
What will be the charges?
The minimum charge is Rs 10, then Rs 10 per kilometre for the first two kilometres and Rs 8 per kilometre thereafter.
