You can now buy a train ticket without leaving home
For almost a year now, anyone can use the new service provided by Russian Railways: you can buy a train ticket without leaving home, via an online service. With the abolition of the additional fee, this procedure has made life even easier for passengers. A little about how this system works.
Now, to buy a train or commuter train ticket, you don't need to stand in long lines at the ticket office, you don't need to fight for a ticket to a resort area at the height of the season. You can simply go to the Railways website and register correctly. This is very important, because an incorrectly entered surname or address will not allow you to get the required ticket on time.
Be sure to study the rules for placing an order in detail. It explains all unclear points, lists all abbreviations, in short, it has everything you need to order not only a ticket in the right direction, but also a convenient type of carriage, seat number, and even choose the arrangement of shelves that suits you.
Even more important is to read the rules for paying for the service and, if necessary, the rules for returning the ticket and money. Usually so-called electronic tickets are paid for with international bank cards Visa or MasterCard.
If you are planning to travel in a large group (3 or more people), keep in mind that you can only order 4 tickets at a time (2 there and 2 back), so you will have to place several requests, otherwise there may be no tickets for the return trip.
This is not the only drawback in the system. When you complete and pay for your order, you will have to print the order form and, taking it and your ID (e.g., passport), go to the station. There, after standing in line at the registration window, you will receive regular boarding tickets for the train.
The electronic railway ticket ordering system is only just beginning to gain popularity, and there is still much to refine and improve. It is not yet widely spread, and you can register an electronic ticket only in large cities, and even then not at all stations. This becomes especially important when you need to return or exchange a ticket. People not familiar with the Internet will find it somewhat difficult to work with this system, but it is still possible to master it. After all, even in this form it significantly makes life easier for travelers. And, over time becoming more convenient and simpler, the new system will completely solve the problem of queues at ticket offices and the shortage of tickets for popular destinations.