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Chennai rolls out India’s first integrated e-ticketing system for transport
The Statesman
|September 23, 2025
In a major leap forward to enhance connectivity and streamline urban mobility, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday launched the mobile application Chennai One, which provides an integrated QR code~based ticketing system for all modes of transport~buses, Metro Rail, suburban trains, and autos.
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Hailed as the first city in the country to achieve this milestone, Chennai now offers a seamless commuting experience through the app, whichalso doubles as ajourney planner. The Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA), which developed the app, described the all-in-one digital platform asa“gamechanger” that brings multiple modes of public transport under a single umbrella.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of The Statesman.
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