The government is to invest 3.25 million pounds in modernising the way train passengers travel.
The funding will allow South West Trains, which operates the line between Exeter and London, to upgrade the ITSO ticketing system at all of its stations outside the capital.
Passengers will benefit immediately from the switch to smart ticketing because:
- they trigger automatic ticket gates more quickly and reliably;
- it will be easier to buy tickets online and collect them at stations;
- they will help to shorten queues at ticket offices; and
- they are much more durable than paper tickets and do not wear out as quickly.
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