Metro raises fares and transfers passengers on a plastic card.
15 July in Kiev, more expensive metro ticket.
Relevant draft resolution published on the website of the Kyiv city state administration. The information is also confirmed in the press service of the Kiev metro.
Journalists have gathered everything you need to know about raising tolls in the Metropolitan subway.
The fare
According to the document, which comes into force on 15 July 2017, the cost of a single trip in the metro will be 5 UAH.
The transportation of privileged categories of citizens will be carried out in accordance with current legislation.
The reasons for the price increase
The head of the CP Kiev metro Victor Bragin cited several reasons for the rise in price of travel in the metro. According to him, this decision is connected with growth of tariffs for electricity and translation company in the category industrial.
In addition, the metro authorities have increased the minimum wage employees up to 3200 UAH in accordance with the decision of the Cabinet.
The opportunity savings and the use of plastic cards
In the Kiev subway calling when you travel to use plastic cards as tokens is gradually withdrawn from circulation.
“That badge you plan a short transition period + short exchange period at several stations”, – reported there.
From July 15 at the box office will sell only one token in the hands. Vending machines can be purchased in any amount, but for 1 or 2 in each transaction.
In addition, at stations with low passenger flow, the token will only be available in the machine. Cash will work exclusively with electronic means of payment.
Travel discounts can be recorded on a Bank card MasterCard PayPass. Visa PayWave has given the solution for the single aisles.
Passengers are also given the opportunity to save on travel costs after the price increase.
All rides are recorded on a card discounts until the day of price hike (50 trips at 3.5 UAH), will remain valid. Purchased tickets will also be valid until the expiry of the. It is noted that the maximum number of trips that can be recorded on map 100.
After a rise in price when buying 50 trips the cost of one will be 4.5 UAH.
The old tokens will be valid until the end of July
The passengers of Kyiv metro will be able to use tokens and one-time tickets for ground transportation, purchased before the rise in price of travel till July 31. To exchange the old coins and old paper tickets with a new surcharge till new tariff or in proportion to the new rate for the 1st trip passengers will be able till August 31. This can be done at four stations: the independence square, Shevchenko district, Polytechnic Institute and Darnitsa (lobby No. 2).
What’s the salary
In January 2017 the minimum wage in Ukraine has increased to 3,2 thousand UAH.
According to the Vice-Prime Minister Pavlo Rozenko, the average salary in Ukraine is now 6 thousand UAH.
Officials claim that the average salary in the future will show growth. Thus, Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman said that in 2017 the average salary in the country will reach 7 thousand hryvnias. According to his forecasts, by 2020, wages in Ukraine will average at least 10 thousand hryvnia.
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