Chennai Metro Rail Limited – Singara Chennai Card

Singara Chennai Card is a contactless, dual-interface prepaid card with EMV chip technology, providing secure and hassle-free payments. It makes fare payments on Metro, Monorail, and buses easy while facilitating retail and e-commerce transactions.

The card has distinct balances: an offline transit balance for travel and an online retail balance for shopping, bill payments, and ATM withdrawals.

It can be utilized for contact and contactless transactions at metro stations, ATMs, and PoS terminals, thus rendering it a multilateral payment instrument.

Know your Singara Chennai Card

• Card Number: A special 16-digit number embossed on the card.
• Valid Until: The end date of the mentioned month and year.
• EMV Chip: Holds encrypted financial data for secure transactions.
• NFC Symbol: The “))))” symbol represents Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality, allowing contactless payments by tapping on Point of Sale (PoS) machines, ticket vending machines, and entry/exit gates. Find “))” on payment terminals to tap and pay.
• Magnetic Stripe: Contains encoded financial information on the back of the card.
• Signature Panel: Designated space for your signature upon receiving the card.
• CVV/CVC: A 3-digit security code on the back of the card used for online transactions.