REGION

Paper-Free Public

Transport in Ostrava

Dopravní podnik Ostrava a.s. (DPO, Ostrava

Transport, joint-stock co.) terminated the sale of

traditional paper tickets on Dec. 31, 2019. January

2020 therefore witnessed a considerable increase of

single payments via bank cards as well as credit ticket

check-ins. The new e-shop allowed the passengers

to purchase long-term and season tickets during the

national lockdown too.

According to CEO Daniel Morys, “The transformation was

smooth for the population of Ostrava. In the past year we have

noted a rocketing increase in the paycard check-ins, so the dated

system of paper tickets is not kept any longer.”

A single ticket can currently be purchased on DPO vehicles

via “tap-and-go” contactless card (or through ApplePay and

GooglePay), Credit Ticket, the MojeDPO (My Transport

Company) app, or SMS. New vending machines selling credit

tickets respond to cards and Euros, and serve as info-points. They

display information on lock-outs, the current position of vehicles,

and timetables.

In March 2020, DPO started a new design of the ticket e-shop

in cooperation with the ODIS coordinator. Passengers can

therefore manage their fares from the comforts of their homes

at www.dpo.cz.

The previous system of ticket purchase and management was not

as user friendly; moreover, it was split into two different interfaces

which required individual maintenance. Now all the features

are contained on a single link, and passengers can comfortably

coordinate and manage their journeys from a single account.

s KODISem našli společnou cestu k nové formě internetového

jízdenkovnictví,“ vysvětluje generální ředitel DPO Daniel Morys

a dodává, že DPO dále pracuje na optimalizaci e-shopu včetně

zavádění atraktivních novinek pro cestující.

Jeden e-shop je společný pro nákup jízdného a přehled jízd

i dlouhodobých jízdenek, a to jak pro uživatele platebních karet,

nových Kreditních jízdenek i ODISek.

“Hardly anyone attends their bank in person; why should people

go to our sales points to buy a season ticket? I am very happy that

we and KODIS have found an efficient, mutual method to a new

form of ´internet ticketing´,” Morys explained, and concludes

that DPO is further developing e-shop optimization, including

attractive novelties for passengers.

A single e-shop provides fare purchase, an overview of

connections and season tickets for credit card, Credit Ticket, and

ODIS Card users.

„Nejjednodušší a zároveň nejrychlejší a nejlevnější je cestovat

s dlouhodobou jízdenkou na běžné platební kartě. V novém

e-shopu ji můžete mít za pár kliknutí a nemusíte vůbec nikam

chodit,“ vyzdvihuje výhody Daniel Morys.

“The easiest, fastest and cheapest travel is with a long-term ticket

on a common card which you can purchase through the e-shop

after a few clicks without going anywhere,” Morys summarized.

Nahrát si dlouhodobou jízdenku na kartu či kredit do elektronické peněženky mohou v tomto novém prostředí nově i studenti

a zaměstnanci VŠB-TUO na svůj školní průkaz. Z pohodlí domova je také samozřejmě možné dobíjet a spravovat Kreditní jízdenky a v brzké budoucnosti dokonce i uhradit tarifní přirážku.

In the new system, students and employees of VŠB–Technical

University can upload long-term and/or season tickets to a card

or buy credit on their electronic wallets using their school IDs.

Anybody can easily recharge and manage their credit tickets, as

well as pay a fine.

Nový e-shop je přístupný na adrese www.dpo.cz/eshop.

The new e-shop is at www.dpo.cz/eshop.

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