Purpose / Description

The project’s main goal is cash and paper-less travel, with the use of student identification or regular ID card. Instead of waiting in queues, tickets can be purchased online.

Contact

• Website: https://dkvejegy.hu/

Process / Execution

• Introduction on October 28, 2017, online tickets available from December
• Compatible with regular and student identification cards
• State-of-the-art technology. Travel data, provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Education, is assessed and monitored by the system
• Available for purchase online, with in-app purchases in the works
• HKIR/NEJP Project, the country-wide development of the Local Community Transport Information System

Requirements

• New type of student ID card and E-ID card
• Validation from the Ministry of Home Affairs and cooperation with Idomsoft

Partners involved

• Ministry of Home Affairs
• DKV Debrecen Exclusive Transport Company LTD.
• OTP Bank
• Mastercard, in communication
• Ministry of Innovation and Technology

Results

The E-Ticket system is getting more and more popular every month, since it is easy to use, quick, and convenient. Five percent of passes sold are already using E-IDs. By June of 2018, more than 6,000 E-Passes had been sold, two-thirds of which were purchased online.

Summary

According to DKV, although ticket vending machines are popular, passengers want even simpler solutions. Thus, they wish to install cash-free kiosks at certain high-traffic locations in the city. These kiosks will provide passenger information, route planning, and an opportunity to purchase E-Passes with payment cards.

The project reached another milestone with the launch of mobile ticket sales on DKV buses and trams on October 1, 2020. In the first week, hundreds of people used the cashless, convenient travel option available on all lines, which only requires downloading an app. The price of a transport mobile ticket is the same as the pre-purchase price of a paper-based line ticket, and the purchase and validation of the ticket are completed through the app.