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Modesta Gusarovienė, director of the municipal company “Piekimo paslaugos”, says that the electronic ticket system, which started in 2007, is morally and technologically obsolete, so it is wanted to renew it and make it attractive to people.
“The system would be flexible and integrated, that is, there would be no need to carry any additional documents, such as a student or retiree certificate; the system would already be integrated with certain records and everything would be personalized,” Ms Gusarovienė told BNS.
The new e. the ticketing system will allow the use of the means chosen by the passenger without being linked to a specific card or device. It can be a contactless payment card, a student or student card, an identity card, a Vilnius card, mobile apps or other solutions.
“Let’s say that now that we have tickets on the Vilnius card, we cannot use the mobile application, so we only have the Vilnius card. The bottom line is that there will be such a personalized passenger account and the person will be able to use their tickets that they have bought in any medium. convenient, ”said the manager.
Tickets shouldn’t be more expensive, but prices are subject to change
According to M. Gusarovienė, all personal data protection requirements will be met. She revealed that changes in ticket prices are also possible with the introduction of the system, but not because of the cost of the system itself, but because of more flexible rates.
“The emergence of a new ticketing system will introduce more flexible ticketing, such as payment for the distance actually traveled or the time actually traveled,” said the Head of Transport Services.
At the end of September, the company announced tenders for the installation and maintenance of a smart integrated payment platform and for contactless payment card services. Proposals are welcome until November 3.
It is planned to spend 8 million for the entire project. euros. It will be financed by Communication Services and funds from the European Union. Last week, the Transport Ministry allocated 3.5 million for the project. EU support.
“If all goes well, we should have a contract with the installer in the first quarter of next year. According to the contract, a full year and a half of installation. The system is scheduled to start working in 2022,” said M. Gusarovienė.
The platform is expected to integrate not only public transport, but also other urban services.
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