VISAKHAPATNAM: Passengers can now make transactions through Point of Sale (PoS) machines installed at several railway counters and e-wallets at stalls in the railway station. Divisional Railway Manager (Waltair) Mukul Saran Mathur declared Visakhapatnam railway station as 100 per cent Digital Payment Enabled (Digi PAY) station. He launched the services at the station to promote cashless transaction.

The launch of Digi-PAY stations will encourage cashless transactions. Visakhapatnam Railway Station is one of the major railway stations in East Coast Railway which handles 118 trains per day, receives more than 60,000 footfalls per day and more than 80,000 per day during festive seasons generating revenue of more than Rs 30 lakhs per day. Being the hub of educational centres, industrial hub, tourism destination, the city has potential to move towards Digi payments.

Speaking on the occasion, DRM M.S. Mathur said that Digi Pay services were provided at the general ticket booking counters, reservation complex, water vending machines, cloakrooms, coffee, tea stalls, ATMs, parking, parcel office, book stalls, fruit juice stalls, pay and use toilets and other points on the station premises.

He mentioned that State Bank of India also provided help desks and information booths for the promotion of digital transaction to the rail users. He appealed to the public and rail users to use this facility for a hassle-free journey and to join hands to make the dream of a Digital India- Digital Rail into a reality. After the official launch of the Digi-Rail campaign, DRM inspected various stalls and railway counters to check the usage and working of Digi Pay services. During this campaign appreciation certificates will be given to the Digi Pay customers along with paper caps to encourage the users.

A signature campaign on Digital rail was also organised on this occasion where the participants applauded the efforts by Waltair Division towards cashless transactions.