Uber on Tuesday announced a partnership with Delhi Metro, which will see the ride-sharing giant launch a new journey planning feature called ‘Public Transport’ that will integrate the Uber app with the city’s Metro and public bus service. As part of the plan, riders will start seeing ‘Public Transport’ as an option on their Uber apps alongside Go, Pool, Premier and the other standard options when they enter a destination. Image Courtesy: Uber
Delhi is the first city in Asia and the second in Asia Pacific to get Uber Public Transport. Nearly half a million Uber users have already used the Transit option in the Uber app. #MovingCitiesForward pic.twitter.com/s68qC0Qj2J
Another notable aspect of the partnership will be the ability for Delhi Metro users to book tickets through the app itself without having to wait in line at the stations. However, while the Public Transport feature will start rolling out to users with immediate effect, there’s no word on when the ticket-booking functionality will go live. There’s also not a lot of clarity on how it would work, so we’ll probably have to wait a while longer for more details.
