You can now pay for travel in the Kazan Metro using Apple Pay Express Transit

2021: Apple Pay Express Transit

The company LANTER"" (part of the group) LANIT on July 28, 2021 announced the implementation of a project to provide passengers Kazan Metro contactless payment with a fare option using Apple Pay Express Transit, which significantly reduced the waiting time for turnstiles at rush hour.

Fare iPhone using or Apple Watch occurs instantly. For this, all subway turnstiles supporting contactless payment were modernized. bank cards Confirmation of the transaction using Touch ID technologies and, Face ID like the introduction, is password not required in this case. Payment is also possible with a low device charge (1-3%). The passenger saves time, and the capacity of turnstiles increases. In the future, it is planned to use the technology in other cities, LANTER noted.

"Our company has extensive experience in the implementation of transport projects and was the first in Russia to implement a project based on Express Transit technology. Its key point, in addition to the convenience and speed of payment, is that in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, passengers do not need to remove the mask to identify in the phone and make a payment. Thus, innovations in the payment sector contribute to the fight against the spread of the virus, "said Andrei Agafonov, commercial director of LANTER.

2018: Modernization of the metro fare system

The company Metroelectrotrance"," Sberbank Russia and the international payment system Mastercard on December 11, 2018 announced TAdviser the completion of the modernization of the fare system in. Technical Kazan Metro partners of the project were the companies "" and Infomatika"."LANTER

Project Progress

The modernization and expansion of the cashless fare system allowed Metroelectrotrans to almost completely abandon the ticket office in the metro in August 2018. The equipment of all turnstiles of the Kazan metro began in September.

In addition to providing the opportunity to pay cashless for travel on turnstiles, automatic devices for selling tokens that accept bank cards are installed at each station.

In total, during the project, 120 turnstiles in the lobbies of all 11 stations, including the Dubravnaya station, opened in August 2018, are equipped with contactless bank card readers.

Results

As a result of modernization of a system of payment of journey on each turnstile of the subway it is possible to use proximity cash cards, including Mastercard, and devices with use of contactless technology now: bracelets, smartphones, hours, including payment servisysamsung Pay, Pay Apple or Google Pay.

According to the subway, in September 2018, more than 15% of all metro trips were paid with bank cards, and this number is constantly growing. The fare when paying with a card is 23 rubles, which is 2 rubles cheaper than the price of a token. This payment method helps to save not only money for travel, but also the personal time of users: they no longer need to queue at the cash register, look for the necessary amount, and when paying with a card, you do not need to enter a PIN code, customer representatives noted.

2016: Implementation of contactless payment method technology

On June 14, 2016, LANTER (part of the LANIT group) announced the introduction of contactless fare technology in the Kazan Metro.

Project Outcome

The implementation was carried out as part of the implementation of the Cashless Tatarstan agreement, which in 2015 was concluded by Sberbank and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Kazan Metro, (2013)

Payments can be made using contactless bank cards with support for MasterCard PayPass/Visa PayWave technology, gadgets equipped with contactless payment technology (NFC). A card or device must be attached to a reader (reader) on a specially equipped turnstile. Payment takes place instantly. The security of transactions is ensured by certified payment systems MasterCard and Visa.

The use of contactless payment technology with bank cards has wide prospects both in transport and at any facilities with the need to pay for passage. The ability to pay in one touch reduces the costs of the enterprise, as well as saves the time of passengers. Andrey Agafonov, Commercial Director of LANTER

As a result, in 2016, the Kazan Metro became the third in a row in Russia, after St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, where there was the possibility of contactless payment on turnstiles - one was equipped at each station. Kazan is the second city after Nizhny Novgorod, where you can use the contactless Mastercard card at each turnstile in the metro.