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This is how it used to (and in many places still does) work all over Europe, but I imagine fare gates are much cheaper than controllers. The German-speaking co
by Tijdreiziger 4y ago
This is how it used to (and in many places still does) work all over Europe, but I imagine fare gates are much cheaper than controllers.
The German-speaking countries seem to be a (pretty big) exception to this rule; I wonder if there’s some cultural resistance against electronic ticketing? After all, Germany is also still very cash-oriented (at least before the pandemic).
- derefr 4y agoCultural resistance to being tracked (for, um, obvious reasons.) Germany hasn't run a census since 1987.
- inferiorhuman 4y agoYeah it's called proof-of-payment and it's starting to become more common in the US. In San Francisco all of Muni is POP, it speeds up boarding dramatically. As for electronic ticketing, dunno how much it's caught on in Germany but BVG in Berlin has a mobile app that you can buy tickets with. Worked well enough for me.
- ThePadawan 4y ago> I imagine fare gates are much cheaper than controllers. German living in Switzerland here: What's even more expensive is delays. It's unthinkable to me how to build a high throughput station with ticket gates. And that's not even considering the need for additional fire egresses etc. involved. Switzerland is a bit more paper-averse than Germany. 80% of people on the train hold up a QR code on their phone for the employee to scan once aboard, 10% hold up their (credit card sized) travel card for them to RFID scan, and the remaining 10% have a paper ticket.
- presentation 4y agoVisit Japan and you’ll see how.
- Tijdreiziger 4y agoOr London.