Contactless payment may be possible in the Baku metro next year

Contactless payment may be possible in the Baku metro next year
"Baku Metropoliteni" CJSC plans to provide passengers with contactless payment next year.

Bakhtiyar Mammadov, the head of the institution's press service, said this in his statement to Qazet.az reports

According to him, tests have already been carried out for this: "Currently, works are being rapidly continued in the direction of technical design. After the system is put into use, passengers will be able to pay using "smart" smart watches, mobile devices, QR codes, and bank cards," he said. noted.

The metro spokesperson emphasized that any haste in implementing the system is inadmissible: "It should be taken into account that the metro is a means of mass passenger transportation. The number of passengers who use it daily is more than 700,000. Since the passenger flow of certain stations is quite high, contactless payments should be studied in special detail during their use. "There should be no technical problems. Unlike other means of transport, here, any slight delay can significantly hinder the process of passenger transportation. Therefore, the system will be put into use after the processes are fully studied and there is confidence in its application."