E-payment system for public transport to be introduced in Almaty

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - System for electronic payment of public transport tickets will be introduced in Almaty by 2015, according to the City Department for passenger transport.

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System for electronic payment of public transport tickets to be introduced in the city of Almaty next year. Probably, passengers will use special plastic smart cards or bank cards, said head of the department for passenger transport of Almaty Yerlan Adilov. According to his words, e-cards will be valid for travelling by bus, tram and trolleybus.