India, April 14 -- On Friday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the Mumbai 1 transport card. This singular card will replace all the tickets and metro cards that commuters have to buy while using the many modes of transport to travel within the city. The Mumbai 1 card will allow passengers to access the local trains, along with the Mumbai Metro, monorail, and even public buses. This new travel card is based on London's Oyster card, which can be used across all modes of transport.

"The card will allow a passenger to book one single ticket from point A to B, for which they can opt for multiple modes of public transport. This eliminates the need to wait at ticket counters, multiple times,...