New Delhi, April 12 -- Mumbai One card, a single smartcard to access various forms of public transport across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) will be launched soon, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Friday, April 11.

Following the launch, passengers will have access to the Metro, Mono Rail, local trains, and public buses with a single card. The infrastructure for the card is expected to be finished in a month.

"The architecture of the card will be ready in a month," Fadnavis said during a press briefing along with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

"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 eliminate...