Troika card

For the attention of our readers who seek to reduce costs when using public transport and optimize time, we have information about the Troika transport card that is up-to-date for 2017: coverage areas, use, replenishment, benefits.

Troika is an electronic rechargeable card for travel on all types of public transport, providing freedom and convenience of movement.

"Troika" can also pay for.

In addition, the card can be used to pay for certain types of entertainment: skating in Gorky Park and VDNKh, visiting the planetarium and the zoo.

Where does it work

The Troika card is valid in all types of public transport: metro, trams, trolleybuses, buses, suburban electric trains.

Since May 26, it has become possible to record tickets for suburban trains on the Troika card. You can also recharge the card at the ticket offices of suburban railways.

This innovation will unite the entire large transport Moscow and will be appreciated by residents who get home from the center of Moscow by train.

Troika card rates and cost 2017

As we have already said, the current tariffs "Single", "90 minutes", TAT and subscriptions to commuter trains can be recorded on the Troika card.

The maximum you can put 3000 rubles. If you are used to buying a travel card for 60 trips or unlimited, you can easily write it down on a Troika card.

When using the Troika card, the following amounts will be debited from the passenger: 35 rub. for one trip by subway or monorail, 35 rub. for travel in land transport (TAT - tram, trolleybus or bus). For comparison - one ticket for transport at the "Single" tariff, purchased not through the Troika card, but separately, will cost you 55 rubles.

In 2016, they introduced a travel limit on travel cards for 1, 3, 7, 30, 90 and 360 days, recorded on the Troika card. Now, during the period indicated on the ticket, you can make as many trips as you like. Moreover, the interval between trips will be increased from 7 minutes to 10-15.

Where can I buy

The social card "Troika" is issued at the kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans", at the ticket offices of the metro, as well as at the ticket offices of OJSC "TsPPK" and OJSC "MTPPK". You must leave a security deposit of 50 rub.(it will be returned if you decide to return the card).

Troika card - find out the balance by card number

Unfortunately, the official website of the Troika card does not have an office and it is not yet possible to find out the balance online by the card number. The easiest way to find out how many trips are left on Troika or how much money is left is to hold the card to the yellow terminal in front of the metro entrance (more on that below) or go through the turnstiles in the metro and look at the balance on the validator.

If it is important for you to keep track of your balance online, get yourself mobile ticket. For this you need:

• phone that supports NFC technology
• phone with android operating system
• have a SIM card that supports NFC technology (such a card can be issued quickly and free of charge in one of the MTS, Beeline or MegaFon stores)
• put the application My travel card

The fare will be debited from your mobile phone account. No commissions are charged. You will pay the same amount as with a Troika plastic card. But in this case, you can always see your balance in the application.

How to replenish and check the balance of the Troika card

You can top up and check the balance of the Troika card directly at ticket machines and cash desks of the metropolitan subway, as well as at automated kiosks of Mosgortrans State Unitary Enterprise. And it can also be done through Aeroexpress ticket offices and partner terminals: Eleksnet, Euro Plat, velobike.ru, Megafon.

There is also such a way to check the balance, the number of unspent trips and the validity of the recorded travel cards - attach it to the yellow information terminals located in the metro lobbies. The data will be displayed on the terminal screens.

You can remotely transfer money to a card through the website by filling in the appropriate columns “Card number”, “Mobile number”, “Amount” and choosing a payment method, or using an sms service.

Until the end of the year, it will be possible to replenish Troika and purchase any travel cards for it through metro terminals.

The balance of the Troika card can be replenished with a maximum of 3,000 rubles. After 5 years, this amount burns out.

In April 2016, the balance of the Troika card can be replenished automatically by linking it to a bank card. You set the minimum amount of money that should be on the card, when this threshold is reached, the card balance will be automatically replenished.

From February 18, 2016, the Troika card can be replenished remotely through the personal account of the Kukuruz card. The maximum payment amount is 2.5 thousand rubles, the amount paid will need to be activated using the yellow information terminal in the lobby of any metro station. .

How to use

So, you have purchased a Troika card. Now it remains to maintain a positive balance on it - and use it! When passing through the turnstiles (leaning the card against the sensor), the necessary amount, a fixed fare, will be automatically debited from it.

Advantages

• ease of use - all tickets are stored in one place, on the map;
• efficiency - reading "favorable" tickets from the card, that is, travel at special fares in the first place;
• convenience of replenishment - a lot of available methods with a minimum of time spent;
• security - the balance on the card does not burn out, the amount can be "tied" to the phone number;
• comfort - no more need to stand in lines and change cash.

Troika card mobile application

Managing your Troika card from your smartphone that supports iOs or Android applications is more than simple - just dial the short number 3210. This will allow you to top up your balance, block or restore your card.

An application has been developed for Android smartphones "My Pass".

To fully use it, you need a smartphone with NFC functionality.

Using the application, you can track the balance on the card, replenish, read the latest travel news and much more.

Troika card loyalty program

It was planned that at the beginning of 2017 a loyalty program for Troika card holders would appear. For using the card, you will earn points, which can then be exchanged for additional trips and entertainment (bike rental in parks, cinema tickets, tickets to museums, a zoo or a planetarium).

To become a member of the program, you need to link your full name and phone number to the card. The three in this case will become personified. And even if you lose it, the accumulated points and money will not be lost, but simply transferred to a new card.

But there was information that they plan to completely redo Troika’s stuffing by 2020, since now it does not quite meet safety requirements. In this regard, the loyalty program was postponed indefinitely.

• The unified transport card Troika-Strelka has already appeared on sale. It will combine the functionality of both cards. This means that it will be possible to travel on public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region, including minibuses and electric trains, go to the skating rink in Gorky Park and VDNKh, as well as to the planetarium and the zoo. When the project is introduced, the Troika and Strelka cards will "make friends".
• On the bus, the card cannot be used immediately, "one after the other" - you have to wait three minutes before another passenger can put it on the sensor. But in the subway, on the contrary, a whole group of people can go through the map in turn.

In accordance with the transport legislation of the Russian Federation, each passenger must have his own card. Otherwise, you will have to pay a fine of 1000 rubles. as a ticketless passenger, and using someone else's card.

• Some users note that the card is demagnetized - however, it can be handed over for examination, replaced with a new one, but this takes time. Other passengers mention that a faulty card is charged twice the amount for one trip.
• In the future, the Troika card may appear on various media, the elements of which may be banks, mobile companies and other partners of the Moscow Metro.
• Soon, Mosgortrans travel tickets may also be recorded on the Troika card.
• Troika tariffs are also used on the Monorail transport system.
• Funds placed on the card balance are not subject to exchange and return.

Well, now we can say with confidence that you know all the details about the Troika transport card. We hope that the information we have collected will help you make the right choice of payment method.