@component('layouts.app', [ 'title' => 'How It Works', 'metaDescription' => 'How Yatra Card works — purchase, recharge, tap in, travel, and tap out. See the full journey behind every fare.', ]) @include('partials.page-hero', [ 'eyebrow' => 'Product', 'title' => 'From Purchase to Journey in 5 Steps', 'subtitle' => 'Getting started with Yatra Card takes minutes. Here is exactly what happens from the moment you buy your card to the moment you tap out.', ]) @include('partials.home.how-it-works')
Rider tapping Yatra Card at a bus terminal NFC reader mounted at the bus door Recharge counter processing a top-up
@php $walkthrough = [ ['icon' => 'fa-cart-shopping', 'title' => 'Purchase Card', 'desc' => 'You pick up a card at any authorized counter — personalized or non-personalized.', 'balance' => 0, 'status' => 'No balance yet'], ['icon' => 'fa-wallet', 'title' => 'Recharge Card', 'desc' => 'You top up NPR 500 via eSewa, bank transfer, or a recharge counter.', 'balance' => 100, 'status' => 'NPR 500 loaded'], ['icon' => 'fa-arrow-right-to-bracket', 'title' => 'Tap In', 'desc' => 'You tap on the bus reader. The card and terminal handshake in milliseconds.', 'balance' => 100, 'status' => 'Verified — boarding'], ['icon' => 'fa-bus', 'title' => 'Travel', 'desc' => 'You ride to your stop. No ticket, no cash, no conversation with the conductor.', 'balance' => 70, 'status' => 'Fare: NPR 25 pending'], ['icon' => 'fa-arrow-right-from-bracket', 'title' => 'Tap Out', 'desc' => 'You tap again to alight. The exact fare is deducted and a receipt is logged.', 'balance' => 65, 'status' => 'NPR 25 deducted'], ]; @endphp

Try It Yourself

Click Through a Real Trip

@foreach ($walkthrough as $i => $step) @endforeach
@foreach ($walkthrough as $i => $step)

{{ $step['title'] }}

{{ $step['desc'] }}

Card Balance {{ $step['status'] }}
@endforeach

Behind the Tap

What Happens in Under a Second

@foreach ([ ['icon' => 'fa-wave-square', 'title' => 'NFC Handshake', 'desc' => 'The reader and your card exchange an encrypted signal the instant they touch — no PIN, no delay.'], ['icon' => 'fa-calculator', 'title' => 'Fare Calculation', 'desc' => 'The system checks your route, zone, and any applicable student or senior discount in real time.'], ['icon' => 'fa-receipt', 'title' => 'Instant Receipt', 'desc' => 'Your balance updates immediately, and a digital receipt is logged to your transaction history.'], ] as $i => $step)

{{ $step['title'] }}

{{ $step['desc'] }}

@endforeach
@include('partials.home.cta') @endcomponent