5 Useful Delhi Metro hacks

5 Delhi Metro Hacks To Make Every Commuter’s Life Easy

Yes, it might always be jam-packed and bustling with noise but no one can deny that Delhi Metro is the lifeline of all residing in the Delhi/NCR region. Travelling in swanky cars is a luxury only a few privileged can afford hence, life in the capital takes place on a metro, where millions spends hours together to reach their destinations.

But, pretty much like everything in life there is a downside of travelling in the Delhi Metro too. For starters, the chance of a man getting a seat in the metro is slimmer than him winning a 100 Million Dollar lottery, also who can forget the long ques one has to stand in at crowded stations just to get through the security check? And while we are at it has somebody cracked the code to not get mobbed at Rajiv Chowk.

Yes, travelling in the metro is a fair challenge to say the least but thankfully we at What’s Up new Delhi are listing down 5 Delhi Metro Hacks to make every commuter’s life easy.

Just ask

The first hack on our list begins with a question. Instead of playing the ‘guessing game’ of when will the person on the seat de-board while you watch them like a hawk waiting for a lucky day, why don’t you ask them about their destination through a polite chat? Chances are if they are about to get off real soon they will allow you to have the seat without having to fight with fellow passengers. Alternatively, if they say they have a long distance to cover then you can stand at some other place instead where there are chances of you actually getting a seat. Simple right? There is no harm in trying rather than just waiting.

Empty seats from Qutub Minar

If you’re travelling towards Jahangir Puri on the yellow line and boarding between Huda City Centre to Chhatarpur, no need to travel to Huda City Centre to get a seat. You can get down at Qutub Minar and wait for a terminating metro which travels between Qutub Minar to Vishvavidyalya and hence you get an empty metro at Qutub Minar. People who hop on to the metro from Saket and Malviya Nagar too can use this hack. You will have to go back one or two stations but a guaranteed seat is worth the de-route.

Always take the last or second last coach

The second coach of every metro (the one after the ladies compartment) is the most crowded of all. If you are looking for a crowd free ride, then it is better to board the last or the second last coach of the metro.

Also, if you don’t mind sitting on the floor and have a couple of friends to give you company, you can always sit on the floors near the last door of the last coach of every metro.  That ways you won’t need a seat anyways and its fun too.

Get Recharge Done Online

Instead of standing in ques to get your metro card recharge done you can always get it charged online. Chances are you will get discounts here too and save a lot of time in the process.

Get tokens from recharge station

In case you have forgotten your metro card and need to buy a token you can always do that from the recharge station if there is a long queue at the token vendor. You just have to go to the card recharge station and politely request for a token and making them aware about the long ques. It might take a little convincing but always remember each card recharge station has the authority to give out tokens as well, so they can’t refuse you. It helps if you make belief an urgency.