EE eases the pain of returning to London’s rail network with coverage boost
17th May 2021 | TechForge Media
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EE has boosted its mobile coverage across London’s rail network in preparation for the return of commuters and travellers.
The UK’s largest mobile operator has built almost 70 new 4G mobile sites – with hundreds more planned – across London’s key rail routes.
As the UK embarks on the great indoor reopening and workers start returning to the office, BT’s mobile division beefs up mobile network capability along capital’s main commuter rail routes.
E-tickets open gates with new barcode readers
- Credit: Govia Thameslink Railway
Rail passengers can scan eTickets at Harpenden and Radlett stations after barcode readers were installed.
The Thameslink network s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) this month completes a two-year project which allows passengers to use eTickets at 60 stations bought via their OnTrack apps or websites, and displayed on their smartphones or printed out at home.
St Albans station is already part of the scheme.
Barcode eTicket sales have increased in the UK from 25 per cent of UK rail ticket revenues pre-COVID to 33 per cent now, as passengers realise the benefits of non-contact travel.