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Uploaded: Monday, January 28, 2013, 11:09 AM
Caltrain wants input on new ticket machines
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Caltrain riders are being asked for their opinions in an online survey the agency will use to improve features on its ticket vending machines.
The survey, which can be found on the Caltrain website at www.caltrain.com, is the first step in a process to replace the current machines, Caltrain officials said.
Features being considered include providing riders with the ability to load Clipper cards, and giving change in paper bills instead of coins.
Once the desired features are identified, the next step in the process is to develop a funding plan, according to Caltrain.
New ticket vending machines are expected to be in place sometime in 2015 or 2016, replacing the 104 current machines at 31 stations, Caltrain officials said.
Caltrain is also looking into technology that would allow riders to buy tickets on their mobile devices. — Bay City News Service Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Greg David, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jan 28, 2013 at 9:56 pm Put the machines on the train. The current system is a joke. People waiting in line to buy a ticket from a balky machine, while the train pulls away without them...
Someone needs to send the entire Joint Powers Board on a trip to Europe so they can see what actually works and makes sense.....
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Posted by resident, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jan 28, 2013 at 10:42 pm Just get a Clipper card and forget the ticket machines. Paper tickets are so 20th century.
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Posted by kyle, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 7:16 am get rid of them
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Posted by Andrew, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 7:24 am Allow payment by touch/RFid. Many times the payment would take many swipes before ultimately being processed.
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Posted by Sir Vey, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 9:17 am clipper cards and touch screens are topics included in the survey.
I like the idea of being able to use the ticket machines to "recharge" your clipper card when its low.
Take the survey.(Posting what you want here in this forum will produce zero results.)
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Posted by Sir Vey, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013 at 9:18 am Smart Phone apps for buying tix as well on the survey
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