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Skånetrafiken after criticism: ”It makes travelling easier for most people”

Higher prices, a new zone system, hard for children to buy tickets and a lack of information. That is criticism Skånetrafiken has had. But the system is here to stay, says Linus Eriksson, traffic director.
Kristianstad • Publicerad 22 januari 2020
People who buy their tickets on an urban bus using a credit card can only buy an adult ticket for urban traffic, and cannot continue their journey by train or on a regional bus. ”A solution is in the pipeline”, Linus Eriksson promises.
People who buy their tickets on an urban bus using a credit card can only buy an adult ticket for urban traffic, and cannot continue their journey by train or on a regional bus. ”A solution is in the pipeline”, Linus Eriksson promises.Foto: Bosse Nilsson

– More agents can sell tickets (at least one in every town) and 100 new ticket machines. That is how Skånetrafiken counters the criticism.

– The first two weeks this year we have sold more journeys than the corresponding period last year. 77 per cent of all tickets are bought from an app, as against 44 per cent a year ago, says Linus Eriksson, traffic director at Skånetrafiken.

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Skånetrafiken's new ticket machines.
Skånetrafiken's new ticket machines.Foto: Skånetrafiken

About ten per cent think that travelling has become more complicated.

– There are various reasons.Partly it's a change, and we know that it can be hard to adapt to changes. And then there's the prices. People who have got a lower price don't phone in to complain. But we're not ready with everything yet, as agents, he says.

Linus Eriksson, traffic director at Skånetrafiken.
Linus Eriksson, traffic director at Skånetrafiken.Foto: Region Skåne

Most criticised are the zones and the prices. Are you considering changing them?

– No. For most people it's easier to travel with the new system.We had Jojo for ten years and people complained all the time.

Every household in Skåne will get a folder with information. 1.3 million people live in Skåne.

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