Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar to observe new public transport policy
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Transportation Department of the capital administration and ‘Ulaanbaatar Smart Card’ LLC made an announcement regarding a new public transportation policy during a press conference last Friday, March 24.
From April 1 onwards, citizens won’t be allowed to pay bus fare with cash. “Ulaanbaatar Smart Card LLC has completed its preparation for full transition to smart card system which aims to improve the standard of public transportation service in Ulaanbaatar”, said R.Gan-Erdene, Head of Division of Operation at the company.
As of present, some 438 smart card recharge stations are operating in Ulaanbaatar, and by April 1, the number will have increased to 500 which will be selling ‘U-Money’ smart cards at the price MNT 2000.
Moreover, Ulaanbaatar Smart Card LLC is offering unlimited cards for those who use public transport regularly; the unlimited cards will cost adults MNT 25 thousand and MNT 8 thousand for children, and holders of the unlimited cards will take buses without limit within a month.
According to a relevant study, about 70 percent of bus-takers in Ulaanbaatar make cash payments which translates as 23 percent revenue decrease for the public transport sector as some people manage to deceive bus drivers and not make full payment which is MNT 500.
Ulaanbaatar Smart Card LLC offers many more opportunities and services in connection to the new public transportation policy on mandatory use of smart cards.
