Lucknow: Bringing relief to hundreds of commuters struggling to hop from one public transport to another, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) will soon launch 'One Card' system to be used for all kinds of transport in city. LMRC has asked the company preparing fare collection software and infrastructure for metro to also provide 50,000 'Smart Cards' for Lucknow residents in the first phase.Kumar Keshav, LMRC managing director said, "It was decided under Smart City initiative to merge smart card facility with all possible kinds of transport services operating in the city. We have fixed a capacity to accommodate as many as 28 different agencies in the card involved in public transportation system in city. This will also include parking solutions."So with one card, people can travel in metro, feeder, bus, taxi, tempo etc and pay through card. The company preparing the system is a consortium of Datamatics Global Services Limited (DGSL) and Mikroelektronika which will install the AFC (automated fare collection system) in metro premises. This includes entry and exit gates, card collection- counters, top-up facilities, etc.LMRC said smart cards along with fare collection infrastructure would be set up by October when trains arrive for trial runs. The smart cards would be easy to carry and recharge through mobile, internet, debit and credit cards or even cash at counters. The system will allow people to move cashless.