Online travel company Ixigo partners with DMRC, ONDC to offer metro tickets

Online travel platform ixigo has teamed up with government-backed ONDC to let users book metro tickets through its Trains app, starting with Delhi Metro tickets.

Through this partnership, ixigo Trains now provides QR-based metro tickets with in-app payments, making travel faster and easier. 

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Users can plan and book complete journeys—including trains, buses, flights, hotels, and now metro—on one platform. First-time users booking Delhi Metro tickets via the app between 9–11 AM can get 100% cashback (up to ₹50) as ixigo money.

“This integration with Delhi’s public transport lifeline will allow commuters and travellers a more seamless last-mile-journey experience,” said Dinesh Kumar Kotha, chief executive of ixigo Trains and Confirmtkt.

“By connecting metro ticketing with its vast ecosystem of trains, buses, and flights, ixigo is helping ONDC Network to build a unified mobility layer for India, where every commuter has seamless access to multiple modes of transport through open digital infrastructure, without being locked into silos,” said Vibhor Jain, acting CEO and COO, ONDC.

Ixigo Trains has also added features like travel guarantees for waitlisted tickets, live train status with delay predictions, waitlist forecasts, PNR confirmation predictions, and alternate train suggestions.

About Ixigo 

Founded in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai and Rajnish Kumar, Ixigo lets users book train, flight, and bus tickets. The company reports 544 million annual active users, with 83 million using the platform monthly. 

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Revenue from train bookings reached ₹130 crore, up from ₹100 crore last year, while airlines and bus bookings brought in ₹103 crore and ₹76 crore, respectively.

The DMRC, which runs nearly 400 km of metro lines, recently joined ONDC. This allows commuters to book metro tickets through apps like rapido, Namma Yatri, and Uber.

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