Advantages and benefits
What advantages does it bring?
E-karta ensures benefits for everyone involved in public passenger transportation.
It provides greater comfort for passengers:
- The possibility of purchasing tickets online, at ticket offices, ticket vending machines or directly on board using e-karta contactless smartcard, mobile phone, credit card or cash;
- One contactless smartcard can be used with several transport providers;
- Information on timetables, fares, delays, etc. is available online, at stops and on board the vehicles.
It provides less stressful and more precise work of drivers and conductors:
- Fewer delays due to fewer cash transactions, which are typically time consuming;
- Greater safety for the driver because there is less cash on board;
- More accurate fare collection, fares depending on the length of the trip and ticket type, etc.
It ensures greater income for the transport provider and reduced operating costs:
- Electronic ticketing with coordinated fares reduces the possibility of irregularities and fraud;
- Fewer cash transactions reduce the delays of vehicles and have a positive affect on the personal safety of drivers and conductors;
- Enables optimization of operation based on automated electronic fare collection, fleet management and the monitoring of passenger numbers on individual lines and vehicles;
- By integration into other IT systems, better control is had over the operations of the entire company.
It contributes to environmental protection:
- Optimised quantity of vehicles on individual lines and during different time periods, as well as paper work do not only result in reduced costs for the company, but also in a reduced impact on the environment.
A list of references confirms all benefits of e-karta system.