An electronic card of a rechargeable type that can be used to travel on various 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. "Troika" provides freedom of movement, helps to cope with many inconveniences. Depending on the specifics of trips, train subscriptions or electronic versions of such programs as "Single", "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, let's pay attention to the fact that it can be used in such modes of transport as metro and trams, trolleybuses and buses, suburban electric trains. Each time the card is used, an amount equal to the cost of one ticket will be debited from its account. It can be 30 rubles for a ride on the metro, 29 rubles for a ride on a tram, trolleybus or bus, and 46 rubles for a ride on any transport that is provided for by the tariff "90minutes." 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 card fare interval from 3 minutes to 10.
How much is Troika worth?
The cost of the card is 50 rubles. This is not the fare - this is a kind of deposit that is returned to the cardholder 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 with up to three thousand rubles. It is from the deposited amount of funds that the fare for the main fare will be debited. The limit when replenishing an account by 3 thousand rubles does not exclude the possibility of purchasing packages such as "Single" for 5200 rubles and "TAT" for 7300 rubles, which are unlimited. The specifics of using such a travel card as the Troika card, the cost of which depends on the service package, is that money is not deposited into the account before each trip. The owner of the pass simply buys tickets for the type of transport that he needs, applying the card to the corresponding terminal, and the paid trips themselves are already recorded on plastic.
Important things to know
To deal in detail with the question of how to use the Troika card, you should pay attention to the following points. If something is wrong with the ticketor it is completely damaged, 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 must write an application and send the plastic for examination through the metro ticket office. Please note that you can use the transport product only within zone A, which includes the "old" Moscow, Novomoskovsk administrative district. The card is suitable for travel 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 a travel pass.
Tariff "90 minutes"
One of the most convenient and common tariffs is "90 minutes". Let's figure out how to use the Troika card in this tariff plan. Its feature is as follows. In the event that the cardholder uses ground transport several times within 90 minutes and no more than once the metro, 46 rubles are debited from his account, and not 30 rubles plus 29 rubles, as under the TAT and Unified tariffs. Plastic independently selects the tariff in automatic mode in the event that a series of passages was carried out in a clearly defined period of time. Tariff "90 minutes" 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 one plastic when traveling by land transporttickets will be debited from TAT at a price of 29 rubles, and when traveling by metro - from Unified at a price of 30 rubles.
Plastic action term
In order to figure out how to use the Troika card, you need to pay attention to the fact that plastic has an expiration date, after which, if there are no replenishments, all trips are burned out. Let's consider what is the validity period of the pass:
- In the "TAT" and "Single" tariffs, when buying up to 2 trips, the card will be active for 5 days (including the day of purchase).
- 1 or 2 ride 90 minute fare will be valid on the day of sale only.
- The "Single" tariff can be issued for 30, 36 and 90 days.
- TAT fare can be topped up for 5 trips, 11, 20 and 60 with a validity of 30, 90 and 365 days.
- The "90 minutes" fare, 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 to 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 remain until the deactivation of the card. The Troika card, the tariffs for which differ significantly depending on the package of services offered, cannot be used with an expired activity period.
Where can I top up my account and where can I check my balance?
Replenishment and verification of the card can be carried out directly at ticket machines and directly at the ticket offices of underground stations. Services offeredin the kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgostrans" of an automated type. Plastic manipulations can be carried out at Aeroexpress and partner terminals: Eleksnet and Euro Plat, velobike.ru and Megafon. You can check the balance of trips on the card by attaching it to the yellow information terminals, which are located in the metro lobby. All information, including the validity period of the pass, will be displayed on the terminal screen. You can clarify the balance by contacting the technical support service by phone. Replenishment, starting from 2014, can be carried out through the official website. The Troika card, the balance of which can be viewed on the same website, is replenished after filling in the relevant sections of the menu: "Card number", "Mobile number" and "Amount". Funds can be deposited via SMS service.
Payment specifics: what every cardholder should know
If the Troika card, the cost of which depends on the tariff, has not been fully used by the time of expiration, it is impossible to pay for a new package of services from the balance. The money will have to be deposited into the account by one of the available methods in full. Since trips on the card do not burn out, even after the expiration of its term, they can be used after the new paid fare ends. Subscriptions that are recorded on plastic are similar to paper tickets, and the specifics of their use are similar. If the card is not topped up after the expiration date, all remaining trips will simply be cancelled. "Troika" - transportthe card, which is used by many residents of Moscow, can be used for two tariffs with different costs 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 is a transport card. It is available as an application on universal electronic cards issued after April 1, 2013. Trips can be carried out within the established tariff plans. In order to take advantage of the possibilities of transport plastic through the UEC, Troika needs to be replenished at one of the subway ticket offices in the amount of at least 29 rubles. The operation can be carried out through any ticket machines in the subway. To activate the Troika application on the UEC, no additional manipulations are needed. The application will activate automatically. If it still turns out to be non-working, assistance can be provided at any office where universal electronic cards are issued. You can use the full range of possibilities of a plastic transport card through UEM if you always maintain a positive balance on the travel card.
Benefits of a transport card
One of the most convenient analogues of paper tickets is the Troika card. You can find out how much the product costs either on the official website or at the points of sale. Many residents of Moscow have felt the benefits of plastic. The following product features can be said:
- Ease of use. Now you do not need to suffer with paper tickets that are easily lost and damaged, because they will all be in one place, on plastic.
- The effectiveness of the product 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 using one of the convenient methods, you no longer have to stand in line at the box office to buy a ticket every day. Saving time is a significant benefit.
- The card is fully protected from scammers. The money in the account does not disappear. If an amount within 3 thousand rubles is deposited on the card, then it will be canceled after 5 years, provided that it is not fully used.
- Card account can be linked to a phone number.
- The mobile application allows you to check the Troika card not only at any convenient time. It is designed to make any monetary transactions at any time.
- To use the card in public transport, simply put it on the turnstile.
Positive statistics, reviews, or how the popularity of the product is growing
Reviews from cardholders are almost entirely positive. People appreciated the advantages of plastic over tickets. Statistics also speak of 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. As early as January 2014, the numbercard holders increased to 1 million 760 thousand people. The demand for plastic is steadily growing due to the fact that its functionality is expanding from month to month. For maximum convenience for product owners, it is already integrated with the bike sharing system. The Troika card for electric trains and other types of transport will soon be adapted to pay for travel on Aeroexpress and pay for a parking space. In the future, the product should become universal, adapted to pay for most of the capital's transport services. Offers “for daily trips”, “for working hours”, “for a day off”, “for long-distance trips” are special programs within the framework of the Troika pass. The metro card, in fact, as well as the exchange of big money, will no longer cause problems. It is problematic to challenge the quality of an innovative product, as its popularity is growing exponentially.
