Passengers appreciate advantages of e-ticket : Current information : Rīgas satiksme

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Passengers appreciate advantages of e-ticket

Three years after the introduction of the electronic payments system in Riga public transport, a majority of passengers believe that e-tickets are modern, convenient and easy-to-use, according to the results of an opinion poll held on the website of "Rīgas satiksme".

An absolute majority of respondents, 86%, admit that after the introduction of e-tickets paying for trip in public transport has become convenient and simple.

6% of respondents emphasize that the electronic payments system offers a wide range of tickets, but 4% believe that practicality and visual design of the e-ticket is important.

2% of respondents believe that the key advantage is the possibility of buying tickets in ticket vending machines at any time of day and night, but 1% emphasize the availability of a wide ticket selling network.

More than 1700 respondents participated in the opinion poll which was held in May.

The webpage of "Rīgas satiksme" was visited more than 670 000 times, but information about transport news was requested more than 1 million times.

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