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I think having tickets at all is antiquated. In the Netherlands, there are terminals at the stations you tap your bank card against to "check in". When you get
by jtvjan 3y ago
I think having tickets at all is antiquated. In the Netherlands, there are terminals at the stations you tap your bank card against to "check in". When you get off, you tap it again at that station and your card gets charged. Sometimes the conductor comes around with a device to make sure people have checked in.
If you don't want your travel to be associated with your bank account, you can get a chip card which can be topped up using cash.
- josefx 3y agoI have about half a dozen different ways to get from one train station to another, some with first and second class options. Just tapping in and out would not be sufficient to find out how much I have to pay or in some cases which company to reimburse.
- andrewshadura 3y agoFor that reason before tapping in, you can select the correct class and discount in the app.
- ghaff 3y agoSo you don't just need a card. You also need an app. Which I seemed unable to setup when I was last in the Netherlands.
- josefx 3y agoSo after a quick google it seems that the only thing is does is "automatically" calculate the price based on start and end of your trip. I put automatically in quotes because you have to stamp in/out every time you switch trains and it pre fines you for not doing it correctly the moment you use it. I think I prefer just being able to select the correct ticket ahead of time.
- illiac786 3y agoSystems where you have to checkout are always problematic in my view. Huge queue because one terminal is broken etc. lead to maxed out fares and unhappy customers. Germany had it for a while (TouchPoint) but they gave it up thankfully — although I don't know the exact reason it was given up.