Arrow is a card for traveling by public transport that is not personal. It provides an opportunity to replenish an electronic account with convenient methods and pay for movement on permanently operating public routes of the Moscow Region.
Differentiated tariff - what is it for?
At the beginning of 2016, the price of a single ticket to pay for travel on public transport in the Moscow Region was increased by 13 rubles, and the fare paid by the Strelka electronic card remained the same. In accordance with the order of the Government, the price for one trip was 43 rubles, and when paying with a transport card - 30 rubles. When moving outside the city, the cost of a ticket on the Strelka card increases in the ratio of 4 rubles per 2.5 km.
Differences between Regulated and Unregulated Rates
For the convenience of passengers, various text colors have been introduced on the route number plates, which are located on the side and on the front glass of the vehicle. The black font indicates that a regulated tariff is operating on a given route, respectively, the red font is unregulated. The situation is similar with the electronic screen, the red color means an unregulated tariff, its absence is regulated.
Where can I buy an electronic travel card?
The unified transport card Strelka is implemented in:
- special kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mostransavto";
- a bus with a driver or conductor;
- ticket offices of suburban traffic;
- Euroset and Svyaznoy stores;
- Russian Post branches in the Moscow Region.
The price of an electronic ticket is 200 rubles, of which 120 rubles are transferred to the balance of the Strelka card for further payment for travel on public vehicles. The remaining 80 rubles is a security deposit, if you wish, it is possible to return the card, and receive a security deposit in cash.
It is allowed to deposit any amount of money into the account. The tickets paid for by the Strelka card have a discount system - the price of each 10 trips is reduced by two rubles.
Arrow card: replenish balance
The electronic card account is replenished in several ways and without commission:
You can top up the Strelka card balance in cash at:
- Euroset mobile communication stores;
- Cyberplat electronic system;
- Qiwi settlement machines;
- settlement machines Europlat;
- branches of the Russian Post;
- terminals for printing tickets;
- some suburban ticket offices at railway stations;
- self-service terminals of 13 branches of Mosoblbank in the Moscow Region;
- Svyaznoy communication stores;
- ATMs of the Savings Bank;
- electronics stores "Know-How";
- Elecsnet terminals
- ticket offices of Mostransavto;
- ticket offices of the bus station.
Refill Strelka card balance with bank cards in:
- personal office on Strelkacard.ru portal;
- Strelka program for a mobile device;
- personal office on the Visa Qiwi Wallet portal;
- settlement machines "Sberbank of Russia";
- personal office on the Sberbank Online portal, a program for a mobile phone;
- personal office on the portal of Vozrozhdenie Bank, settlement banking terminals and a program for a mobile phone;
- personal office on the Promsvyazbank portal, settlement terminals and a program for a mobile phone;
- for Tinkoff clients in their personal office on the bank portal, a program for a mobile phone and in payment terminals;
- for Alfa-Bank clients in their personal office on the organization’s website, a program for a mobile phone;
- terminals "Dom-Bank".
If you have a Strelka card, you can replenish the balance with electronic money through:
- Yandex.Money system;
- terminals and a personal page on the Elecsnet.ru website;
- Qiwi terminals and electronic wallet;
- from a mobile device account for customers of Beeline and MTS mobile operators (with a service fee).
Via mobile operator
The customers of the Beeline mobile operator can replenish the balance of the Strelka card in the following ways:
- on the portal of the Ru-Ru payment system in the "Transport cards" tab;
- on Beeline.ru portal in the tab "Payment from personal account";
- on the portal Kvartplata.Beeline.ru;
- in the program Ru-Ru Wallet With Master Card for mobile phones;
- by sending an SMS-message to the free number 78-78; the message should contain the following information: "Arrow" - card number, deposit amount (service fee - 3% of the amount deposited, from 50 to 5000 rubles).
The following information will be useful for MTS clients. The owners of the Strelka electronic card can replenish the balance by card number in various ways:
- On the portal of the Ru-Ru payment system in the Transport Tickets category.
- By sending an SMS message to the free number 78-78. The message should contain the following information: "Arrow" - card number and payment amount (service commission - 4.95% of the amount deposited, payment amount from 50 to 5000 rubles).
Arrow card: check balance online
You can find out the amount of money on the card balance in different ways:
- on the personal page of strelkacard.ru;
- in the Strelka program for a mobile device;
- in Sberbank of Russia self-service terminals installed in the Moscow Region;
- checking the balance of the Strelka card in the Sberbank Online program for a mobile device and Internet banking;
- in the electronic payment system Cyberplat (“Cyber Plat”);
- "Arrow" - balance by card number can be checked in Qiwi devices;
- in the Webmoney Keeper system, including the program for mobile and at telepay.wmtransfer.com;
- checking the balance of the Strelka card by calling 88001007790 (the call is free).
How can a transport card save money?
The cost of each 10 trips that were paid for by an electronic travel card is reduced by 2 rubles. The calculation period is calculated from the date of the first use of the travel card and is equal to 1 calendar month. At the end of this period, the number of trips that has been accumulated is reset and resumed again. Therefore, the more trips a passenger makes on an electronic card with a set tariff during the estimated period, the less they will cost.
The price of one trip on the ETC is:
- 30 rubles - from 1-10;
- 28 rubles - from 11-20;
- 26 rubles - from 21-30;
- 24 rubles - from 31-40;
- 22 rubles - from 41-50;
- all the rest for 20 rubles.
Such a card is entitled to persons receiving a pension in accordance with the rules established in the territory of the Russian Federation “On providing persons of retirement age”, who were in the service of:
- ATS;
- fire safety authorities;
- bodies controlling the circulation of psychotropic and narcotic substances;
- in the ranks of the armed forces;
- organizations and bodies of the penal system residing in the territory of the Moscow Region, excluding persons who are in the government, civil and municipal service.
The price of a trip on a combined transport card on preferential terms on fixed routes with a fixed fare is:
- in the city - 15 rubles;
- outside the city - the cost increases in the ratio of 2 rubles per 2.5 km.
Accounting for the number of trips occurs within one calendar month from the date of payment of the first trip. After the set time has elapsed, the calculation of the number of trips is resumed first.
Card loss
By purchasing a travel plastic card, the buyer receives an insert with information indicating the security code for its registration. You should keep a receipt for the purchase, as well as an information sheet, since to transfer the balance to another card or when returning the card they will be required without fail. Among other things, to block the card by phone hotline in case of loss, you will also need to call a security code.