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.
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