
Opencard ends, Lítačka expands
Prague and Central Bohemia are closer to fully integrating their systems
Prague is definitely shutting down the scandal-plagued Opencard. Passengers using the red card will lose the opportunity to record coupons for public transport from November. The alternative transit card Lítačka card was launched in March 2016, and both systems have been running side by side. Lítačka will expand with a new website and a new app as Opencard shuts down
“I am very pleased that in Prague and Central Bohemia it will be easier to use travel public transport. I am glad we finally went on the path of digitization and introduced 21st-century technologies to handling passengers in the capital and the Central Bohemian region, and we finally are closing the infamous chapter of Opencard,” Prague Mayor Adriana Krnáčová (ANO) said
The city still hopes to expand the system. “We are currently working to link PID Lítačka to other municipal services. Our plans for the future development of PID Lítačka will be presented this year,” Krnáčová said
Czech Railways (ČD) board member Michal Štěpán welcomes the linking of Lítačka to In-Karta. “Czech Railways … welcomes the regional transport system PID Lítačka, which will support train travel and other types of public passenger transport in and around Prague. All ticketing technology is interwoven, and passengers with In-Karta thus gain another convenient option. The involvement of rail transport in the whole system of Prague Integrated Transport (PID) is enormous and, thanks to the possibility of including our transport card, is even greater. Our dispatchers are ready for a new way of handling [passengers],” he said.
The city has been pioneering some aspects of this technology. “The regional transport system PID Lítačka is unique in the Czech environment since partners from both the capital and Central Bohemia cooperated in its preparation. … We are ready to share our experience from implementing this demanding system with other cities and regions in the field of smart city solutions. I am glad that this big project fits into the concept of Smart Prague,” Michal Fišer, CEO of the city company Operátor ICT, said. The company developed Lítačka and other high-tech city projects.
Leaders in Central Bohemia are also happy about the new system.
“We are convinced that the new application PID Lítačka is user-friendly and will make it easier for travelers in Prague and in the Central Bohemian region. During the test beta release of the application, we received a lot of feedback from users, some will already be working and we will improve the app.
The investment costs for the construction and development of the project exceeds Kč 40 million. The operating costs of the regional transport system PID Lítačka are Kč 3 million per month. Prague and Central Bohemia have shared investment and operating costs because this system integrates the two regions. “Our ambition is to reduce the transaction costs for transport services in a significant way thanks to the new system,” Fišer said.
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