In Lipetsk and the Lipetsk region the Electronic Travel Card system for payment of travel by public transport is implemented

2020: System implementation "Electronic travel card"

In Lipetsk Lipetsk region the journey payment system in public transport – "Electronic travel card" is also implemented. On January 18, 2021 reported about it CFT. Now passengers will be able to pay journey with transport cards, contactless bank cards different payment systems and also the mobile devices supporting e-wallets Samsung Pay Apple Pay and Google Pay. It is planned that in the nearest future the electronic payment system of journey will begin will operate on all territory of the Lipetsk region, in all types of public transport.

The project is implemented by the Government of the Lipetsk region together with the technology partner of Zolotaya Korona Ltd, the system developer "The electronic travel card", and PJSC Sberbank performing functions of merchant acquirer and the agent on replenishment of cards. The operator of a system – OTS Lipetsk LLC.

The equipment for cashless payment of journey will be received by more than 1200 vehicles. For January, 2021 bank card payment is accepted by 225 buses which are daily working at the line: 130 buses of Lipetskpassazhirtrans Municipal Unitary Enterprise, 80 buses of JSC Lipetskiye avtobusnye linii, 15 buses of commercial carriers. Active work on connection to the system of commercial transport is conducted. On the routes executing city transportations the beskonduktorny scheme of payment of journey is available – when the passenger independently makes payment for journey on the terminal installed in inside of the bus. Vehicles with a possibility of cashless payment will be designated by special stickers.

For service of passengers it is going to issue all-civil transport cards and social (preferential) transport cards for children from large families and honourable residents. Preferential categories of passengers will be serviced on Social ID technology (when the preferential travel card is tied to the bank card).

It is convenient, simple and safe to pay driving through contactless technology: passengers have enough one contact with the proximity transport, bank card or other contactless device – the smartphone, hours, etc. to the terminal which is at the driver or it is set in inside of the vehicle. It is not required to enter the PIN code at payment.

An electronic system allows to keep also account of cash payment. If the passenger pays journey in cash, the driver will print the check which is journey payment confirmation. For the passengers paying journey using bank and transport cards the check it is possible to receive in electronic form, in a personal account of the passenger on the website t-karta.ru or mobile application Transport card. If you pay with the transport or bank card, journey for passengers will be cheaper – the differential tariff works, journey will manage only 21 rubles (against 26 rubles for cash).

The specified equipment is more compact and convenient in use both for passengers, and for drivers of transport. The personnel of carriers from the first days of use note faster operation of the equipment at journey payment. Updating of a payment system of journey will allow to increase considerably convenience of use of passenger transport and also to make the transport industry of the Lipetsk region of more transparent, – Igor Mochalov, the CEO of OTS Lipetsk LLC comments.

We expect that residents of Lipetsk and the Lipetsk region will appreciate introduction of this payment system of journey, – Alexander Grishin, the head of directorate "Transport and social cards", Zolotaya Korona says. – An opportunity to pay journey with any convenient method: the transport or bank cards, smartphones, hours and other gadgets equipped with the NFC chip brings service of city passenger traffic to qualitatively other level. A system is started on technology online, and it means that users will be able to fill up the transport cards without leaving the house, through mobile application or a personal account. For January, 2021 in the Transport card application history of trips, viewing balance of the transport card is available to users of transport and bank cards to devices based on iOS and Android.

It will be possible to fill up transport cards in Sberbank branches, via devices of self-service and Internet banking "Sberbank Online" and also in mobile application Transport card.