Citizens of Delhi NCR can start getting their products from e-commerce sites delivered to certain metro stations in the city, starting next month, reports NDTV. Citizens will also get payment options like credit/debit cards at the Automated Parcel Delivery Terminals at the 10 stations of: MG Road, HUDA City Centre, Noida Sector 18, Laxmi Nagar, Vaishali, Nehru Place, Dwarka Sector 9, Kashmere Gate, Rajiv Chowk and GTB Nagar. Interestingly, last week, Smartbox, a Delhi based company introduced a network of automated parcel delivery terminals for online shoppers. It installed 12 terminals at metro stations and business centres in Delhi NCR, with plans to expand to 1,000 locations in 8 major cities by the end of this year. It's not clear if both the DMRC's and Smartbox's initiatives are coincidental or part of the same plan. We've reached out to Smartbox and will update this when we hear from them. The Postandparcel report states that users will receive an OTP when the parcel arrives, which they can provide to officials to receive their parcel. Smartbox claims that it will facilitate 24/7 terminals for online shoppers to collect their parcels. It uses a cloud based system to store, track, notify and deliver parcels, and partners with ecommerce companies for this service. The availability of boxes at the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will provide some kind of revenue generation for the DMRC, but it unclear which companies it has tied up with or what the revenue sharing model will be. Apparently, customers…
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