On routes with front-door boarding, working day passenger registrations have increased by 24%
On the 19 routes of Rīgas satiksme public transport, where boarding is organised through the front door as of 1 February, the number of registrations increased by 24% on working days and by 33% on holidays. The relatively highest increase in registrations occurs between the first departure and 7 a.m. and in the evenings after 9 p.m.
During the first days of February, when front-door boarding was introduced on 19 public transport routes, some delays were also observed on the routes, but these delays have now disappeared and the practice of requiring passengers to register their tickets at the driver's console does not cause any delays.
The statistics on the registration of the tickets have been collected for the period from 1 February to 28 February.
As is known, from 1 February on 19 public transportation routes – trolleybus routes 13, 20, and 34, as well as bus routes 10, 12, 18, 20, 28, 29, 33, 34, 38, 39, 43, 47, 54, 57, 60 and 63 passengers are required to board the public transportation vehicle only through the front doors and disembark through the middle and rear doors. The boarding procedure for passengers with baby carriages and people in wheelchairs remains the same and takes place through the middle door.
The trip in these transportation routes must be registered at the driver’s console. Passengers who pay for the trip using the code ticket application must pay for the trip when they board the vehicle and show the driver the confirmation of the trip fee displayed on the phone. As a result, the driver will ensure that all passengers register and pay for the trip.
The goal of this arrangement is to change passenger behaviour so that they register every trip and reduce the number of people without tickets. Furthermore, with such an arrangement, it is possible to limit the number of people who travel in public transportation wearing dirty or smelly clothing.
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