A rechargeable type electronic card that can be used to travel on different types of public transport is the Troika card. It is impossible to say for sure how much this analogue of paper tickets costs, since the price will depend solely on the number of offers that the passenger decided to use. "Three" provides freedom of movement, helps to cope with many inconveniences. Depending on the specifics of the trips, the subscription to the train or electronic versions of such programs as “Unified”, “TAT” and “90 minutes” can be recorded on the card.
Where can I use the card?
Considering the question of how to use the Troika card, we draw attention to the fact that it can be used in such modes of transport as metro and trams, trolley buses and buses, suburban electric trains. Each time you use the card, an amount equal to the cost of one ticket will be deducted from its account. This can be 30 rubles for a metro ride, 29 rubles for a trip by tram, trolleybus or bus and 46 rubles for a trip on any transport that is provided for by the “90 minutes” tariff. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the Troika card, whose tariffs are very attractive, was originally designed for one passenger. Payment by card for two people at the same time is not provided. The second fare will be blocked. You need to wait for the interval of payment for travel on the card from 3 minutes to 10.
How much does Troika cost?
The cost of the card is 50 rubles. This is not the fare - this is a kind of security deposit that is returned to the card holder if he does not intend to use it anymore. The functionality of the travel card allows you to replenish it. Funds deposited into the account do not burn out and do not disappear. You can replenish your account for up to three thousand rubles. The fare for the basic fare will be deducted from the amount deposited. The limit for replenishing an account with 3 thousand rubles does not exclude the possibility of acquiring packages such as “Single” for 5200 rubles and “TAT” for 7300 rubles, which are unlimited. The specifics of using such a travel card as a Troika card, the cost of which depends on the package of services, is that money is not deposited before each trip to the account. The owner of the ticket simply buys tickets for the type of transport that he needs by applying the card to the corresponding terminal, and the paid trips themselves are already recorded on plastic.
Important Points to Know
To understand in detail the question of how to use the Troika card, you should pay attention to the following points. If something is wrong with the ticket or it is completely spoiled, you need to contact the place of purchase of the latter and change it to a new one. In a situation where the card is not updated in a special machine, you need to write a statement and send the plastic for examination through the cash register. We draw attention to the fact that you can use the transport product only within the limits of zone A, which includes the "old" Moscow, Novomoskovsk administrative district. The map is suitable for trips within Zelenograd. Today it is possible to connect plastic to universal electronic cards. The good news is that the largest bank in Russia, Sberbank, is preparing new bank cards to which it will be possible to link the travel card.
Tariff “90 minutes”
One of the most convenient and common tariffs is “90 minutes”. We’ll figure out how to use the Troika card in this tariff plan. Its feature is as follows. In the case when the cardholder uses the ground transport several times and not more than once the metro, 46 ​​rubles are deducted from his account, not 30 rubles plus 29 rubles, as at the tariffs of TAT and Unified. Plastic independently selects a tariff in automatic mode if a series of journeys was carried out in a clearly defined period of time. The “90 minutes” tariff cannot be combined with other tariffs, such as “Single” and “TAT”. The latter, in turn, can be recorded together. If there are two tariff plans on the same plastic, when traveling by ground transport, tickets will be deducted from TAT at a price of 29 rubles, and when traveling by metro, they will be charged from Unified at a price of 30 rubles.
Plastic term
In order to figure out how to use the Troika card, you need to pay attention to the fact that the plastic has an expiration date, after which, in the absence of replenishment, all trips burn out. Consider the duration of the activity of the travel card:
- In the tariffs “TAT” and “Single”, when buying up to 2 trips, the card will be active for 5 days (including the day of purchase).
- The “90 minutes” tariff with 1 or 2 trips will be valid only on the day of sale.
- The tariff "Single" can be issued for 30, 36 and 90 days.
- The TAT tariff can be replenished for 5 trips, 11, 20 and 60 with a validity period of 30, 90 and 365 days.
- The “90 minutes” tariff, which is issued for 5, 11, 20, 40 and 60 trips, will be active for 90 days.
Features of accruals
As for unlimited packages, they can be written onto the card one on top of the other - a new payment can be made when the first limit has not yet been exhausted. The main thing is that at least 30 days should remain before the card is deactivated. The Troika card, the tariffs for which differ significantly depending on the package of services offered, cannot be used with expired activity.
Where to replenish the account and where to check the balance?
Card replenishment and verification can be carried out directly at ticket machines and directly at the ticket offices of underground stations. Services are offered at the kiosks of SUE Mosgostrans of an automated type. Manipulations with plastic can be carried out in Aeroexpress and in the terminals of partners: Eleksnet and Euro Plat, velobike.ru and Megafon. You can check the balance of travel on the map by attaching it to the yellow information terminals located in the subway lobby. All information, including the validity of the travel card, will be displayed on the terminal screen. You can clarify the balance by contacting technical support by phone. Replenishment, starting in 2014, can be carried out through the official website. The “Troika” card, the balance of which can be viewed on the same site, is replenished after filling in the appropriate sections of the menu: “Card Number”, “Mobile Number” and “Amount”. Deposits can be made through SMS service.
Payment specifics: what should be known to each card holder
If the Troika card, the cost of which depends on the tariff, by the time it expires, is not fully used, you cannot pay for the new service package due to the balance. Money will have to be paid into the account using one of the available methods in full. Since trips on the card do not burn out, even after its expiration, they can be used after the new paid tariff is over. Subscriptions that are recorded on plastic are similar to paper tickets, and the specifics of their use are similar. If after the expiration of the card’s activity it is not replenished, all remaining trips are simply canceled. “Troika” - a transport card used by many residents of Moscow, can be applied for two tariffs with different prices and different directions of movement at the same time. Reuse of a subscription in the same direction is available at intervals of several minutes.
Universal Electronic Cards and Troika
Troika - transport card. It is available as an application on universal electronic cards, the issuance of which was carried out after April 1, 2013. Trips can be carried out within the established tariff plans. In order to take advantage of the transport plastic through UEC, Troika must be replenished in one of the subway ticket offices for at least 29 rubles. The operation can be carried out through any ticket machines in the subway. To activate the Troika application on UEC, no additional manipulations are necessary. The application is activated automatically. If it still turns out to be inoperative, assistance can be provided at any office where universal electronic cards are issued. You can use the full range of capabilities of a plastic transport card through UEM if you always maintain a positive balance on the travel card.
Transport Card Benefits
One of the most convenient analogues of paper tickets is the Troika card. How much the product costs, you can find out either on the official website or at the points of sale. The advantages of plastic felt many residents of Moscow. We can say about the following product features:
- Ease of use. Now there is no need to suffer with paper tickets, which are easily lost and spoiled, because they will all be in one place, on plastic.
- Product efficiency is determined by favorable tariff plans and the ability to pay for travel for a certain period of time in advance, thereby solving the transport issue once and for all.
- With a one-time replenishment of the account with one of the convenient methods, you no longer have to stand at the ticket office in the queue every day to buy a ticket. Saving time is a significant advantage.
- The card is completely protected from fraudsters. Money in the account does not burn out. If an amount of 3,000 rubles is deposited on the card, then it will be canceled after 5 years, provided that it is not fully used.
- The card account can be linked to the phone number.
- The mobile application allows you to check the Troika card not only at any convenient time. It is intended for any cash transactions at any time.
- To use the card in public transport, it is enough to simply attach it to the turnstile.
Positive statistics, reviews, or How the product is growing in popularity
Reviews of the cardholders are almost completely positive. People appreciated the benefits of plastic over tickets. Statistics are also talking about the growing popularity of a relatively new product. So, in 2013, almost immediately after the introduction of plastic, about 20% of all metro passengers began to use it. Already in January 2014, the number of cardholders increased to 1 million 760 thousand people. Demand for plastic is growing steadily for the reason that its functionality is expanding from month to month. For the maximum convenience of product owners, it is already integrated with the bike rental system. The Troika card for the train and other means of transport will be adapted in the near future to pay for the fare at Aeroexpress and to pay for the parking space. In the future, the product should become universal, adapted to pay for the majority of transport services in the capital. The offers “for daily trips”, “for working hours”, “for a weekend”, “for long trips” are special programs within the framework of the Troika travel card. The metro map, in fact, as well as the exchange of big money, will no longer cause problems. The quality of an innovative product is problematic to challenge, since its popularity is growing exponentially.