Delhi Metro ties up with Uber and Ola to facilitate last mile connectivity

New Delhi (Urban Transport News): Giving a further boost to its efforts in ensuring enhanced last mile connectivity, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in association with cab aggregators Uber and Ola today formally kickstarted a pilot project. Dr. Mangu Singh, Managing Director, DMRC inaugurated the Kiosks set up by Uber and Ola at Dwarka Sec-21 and Rajiv Chowk Metro stations respectively. The metro commuters now able to book OLA and Uber Cabs through these kiosk facilities. Commuters will also be able to get information regarding the booking status and location of already booked cabs, etc.

The aggregator company Uber has set up such kiosks facilities at Delhi Metro's two metro stations namely Dwarka Sector-21 of Blue Line (Line-3) and Sikanderpur Metro station of Yellow Line (Line-2) whereas, Ola has set up its kiosks at M.G. Road (Yellow Line) and Noida Sector-18 (Blue Line) stations. They have also set up their kiosks at the Rajiv Chowk Metro stations to cover more commuters. The proper signages will be provided at inside/outside of Metro stations for the information of commuters.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mangu Singh, MD/DMRC said that the DMRC has always kept the interest of its commuters at the center of its functioning. Their agenda is to make mobility seamless by providing access to feeder transportation and to help metro passengers reach their ultimate destinations. With this collaborative partnership with Cab aggregators like Uber and Ola, they are looking forward to encouraging more and more people to use the Delhi Metro and have ease of access for the last mile connectivity.

“At Uber, we have always believed that complementing public transit infrastructure with Uber’s convenient and reliable rides can make cities a lot more accessible and sustainable. By making it easy to travel to and from metro stations, we intend to alleviate the need for parking and make first and last mile connectivity more seamless. We are excited to work with DMRC to extend public transit’s reach in Delhi and redefine the future of urban mobility. This is Uber’s first partnership with one of the largest global transit networks and we look forward to setting the gold standard for how we work together to improve our cities, as we “innovate in India for the world”. As a subset of Uber's 'Lower the window' initiative, we hope that this partnership will encourage Delhiites to adopt shared mobility and public transit alternatives over private vehicles, and thereby help reduce smog and congestion-bred pollution”, said Madhu Kannan, Chief Business Officer, Asia Pacific, Uber.   

DMRC intends to allot bare spaces at almost all Metro stations to the cab aggregators for catering the last mile needs of the commuters. Already, 400 bare space has been identified at 210 metro stations. The allotment shall be made through an Open tender scheme in coming few months.