Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad has introduced “Kotoden Digital Ticket Vending Machines” from September 1.
Using Lecip’s “QUICK TRIP Ticket,” passengers can scan QR codes installed at stations with their smartphones to purchase tickets departing from that station. No dedicated app download is required, with payment and ticket issuance completed in a browser.
The company will eliminate physical ticket vending machines at all but some major stations and transition to digital tickets. Purchase controls limited to each station prevent erroneous purchases and fraudulent use, while passengers will show the ticket screen on their smartphones to train crew or station staff.
In addition to Japanese, the service supports English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian. Passengers without smartphones can continue to use the railway by paying fares to station staff or train crew, or by placing payment in fare collection boxes.
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