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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
ATVMs installed in Hubballi division to reduce rush at ticket counters
Hubballi: In a move aimed at reducing crowds at ticket counters, South Western Railway (SWR), Hubballi division, installed 25 automatic ticket vending machines (ATVMs) across various stations in its jurisdiction. Hubballi station has eight machines, followed by Belagavi and Ballari with three each, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Gadag, and Hosapete with two each, and Dharwad, Koppal, and Ghataprabha stations have one each. Most passengers rely heavily on unreserved tickets. These machines are useful for daily commuters such as workers and students, enabling them to quickly and conveniently obtain tickets without having to wait in long queues. ATVMs facilitate issuance of multiple ticket types, including monthly (season) passes, platform tickets, and unreserved journey tickets. One of the key features is the use of rechargeable smart cards, which can be used as needed for different travel purposes. Passengers can also scan a QR code to purchase tickets. A total of 31 ATVM facilitators are appointed across various stations to assist passengers in using the machines. They either disburse the tickets through the facilitator smart card or guide the passengers to buy tickets. These facilitators are retired railway employees selected through the screening of applications by the committee of officers. To encourage the use of ATVMs, passengers purchasing unreserved tickets through these machines are offered discounts credited to their smart cards—3% for journeys up to 150 km, 2% for distances between 150 and 500 km, and 1% for trips exceeding 500 km. These discounts are also extended to ATVM facilitators (operators). With advanced technical support, the department aims to significantly increase the number of tickets issued through ATVMs. This not only enhances passenger convenience but also reduces the workload on conventional ticket counters.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Sonepur division leads in ticket sales through vending machine
Patna: Sonepur division of the East Central Railway (ECR) has emerged as the frontrunner in sales of tickets through automatic ticket vending machine (ATVM) across the ECR zone. Muzaffarpur Junction has taken the lead with an average of 3,960 tickets sold daily through ATVMs making it the top-performing station in the entire ECR jurisdiction, said Sonepur divisional railway manager (DRM), Vivek Bhushan Sood. According to Sood, Hajipur station has registered a sale of 1,514 ATVM tickets daily followed by Begusarai (1,423), Khagaria (1,844), Mansi (847), Sonepur (801) and Naugachia (459). Incidentally, these stations falling under Sonepur division are witnessing a steady rise in ATVM transactions. This achievement is the result of a sustained and focused campaign by railway authorities to encourage digital ticketing , he said. The DRM said the railways has launched a mix of social media outreach and on-ground street plays to educate passengers to use ATVMs instead of standing in long queues at the ticket booking counters at the crowded stations during peak travel hours of the day, he said. Daily commuters are thus relieved of facing the pain of long waits to procure either short distance or platform tickets from the general ticket booking counters. "These efforts are aimed at reducing queues at ticket counters and saving passengers valuable time. The response has been very encouraging and the railways intends to extend these awareness drives to more stations in the coming weeks," said Sonepur senior divisional commercial manager Raushan Kumar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo According to sources, Patna Junction has a daily sale of 2,357 ATVM tickets while Patliputra Junction has hardly 489 daily sale of ATVM tickets, both the stations are under Danapur division of the ECR jurisdiction. Similarly, Saharsa which is under Samastipur division, has the maximum sale of 762 tickets per day through ATVMs, sources said, adding the greatest advantage of the ATVM is that it can be shifted to any place while a ticket booking counter can not be shifted as per passengers' convenience.
