Sofia Introduces Public Transport Electronic System

Society | September 1, 2008, Monday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Sofia Introduces Public Transport Electronic System Sofia introduced Monday the electronic system for validating public transportation tickets and passes. Validators have been placed in trolleys and trams across the capital city. Photo by Nadya Kotseva (Sofia Photo Agency)

Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia introduced Monday the electronic system for validating public transportation tickets and passes.

The new method of charging passengers will be applied in trams and trolleys across the city, while those, who travel by bus, are to continue using the paper tickets.

The initial idea was that the system would start functioning on July 1 but the process was delayed.

Sofia's residents would be able to purchase the new electronic passes then and they would be valid for one, three or six months.

Residents and visitors would also be able to purchase electronic passes for 5 or 10 trips.

Individuals such as retirees or disabled people, who can use discounts, will have electronic passes whose memory will include personal data. Those passes are also going to have the scanned picture of the person using the discount.

The proposal for introducing a 50% discount for transport cards for teachers and pedagogical staff was rejected by the councilors. Sofia Municipality servants however are to use the public transport means for free.

The penalty fee for a fake pass is set at BGN 100.

The councilors decided that the citizens living near the so-called "blue zone" in downtown capital city would be able to buy annual vignettes for parking there for BGN 70. That way they will not have to pay for hourly tickets.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Society » Be a reporter: Write and send your article

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria