Stream: general

Topic: Railway ticket vending machines


view this post on Zulip markalex (Apr 09 2026 at 16:54):

I guess vivi started installing ticket vending machines on the stations:
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I can't find anything about that in news or vivi's site. But there is already a couple of notes about them =)
https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/5220020
https://www.openstreetmap.org/note/5216168

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OpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.

view this post on Zulip HellMap (Apr 09 2026 at 17:03):

I saw those "Ticket vending machine" notes but I was like "ticket for what?" and I didn't ask to clarify, but I didn't think this would be train tickets though. To be fair, I've not used a train in like a decade and before they only had either ticket "windows" with a person or in-train conductor (overpriced) tickets or recently via app

view this post on Zulip markalex (Apr 09 2026 at 17:07):

I guess this is an attempt to cut cost on people in those windows.

view this post on Zulip HellMap (Apr 09 2026 at 17:09):

I'm sure it's part of it. But less cynically, this also makes it easier to consider using trains too - if they install these everywhere, you know you can always buy a ticket regardless of time of day or having an app. So this is probably part of their current big "expansion" approach.

view this post on Zulip HellMap (Apr 09 2026 at 17:10):

That said, these don't look compatible with outdoors and most stations don't have a station building. SO I guess they would only be in places that could have had a live cashier anyway.

view this post on Zulip HellMap (Apr 09 2026 at 17:12):

https://www.facebook.com/ViviVilciens/posts/jaunums-bi%C4%BCe%C5%A1u-pa%C5%A1apkalpo%C5%A1an%C4%81s-kiosks-taj%C4%81-%C4%81tri-un-vienk%C4%81r%C5%A1i-vari-ieg%C4%81d%C4%81ties-ar%C4%AB/1367464718714071/

Pirmie kioski jau pieejami šeit:
:small_blue_diamond: Zasulauka stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Zolitūdes stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Imantas stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Tukuma stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Slokas stacija
:railway_track: Drīzumā – kioski būs pieejami visās lielākajās vilcienu stacijās, autoostās un citās publiskās vietās visā Latvijā!

view this post on Zulip HellMap (Apr 09 2026 at 17:15):

I guess the real question is - will they publish a map of all their machines

view this post on Zulip markalex (Apr 09 2026 at 17:20):

HellMap said:

I guess the real question is - will they publish a map of all their machines

That would be a question for a different channel =)
For now I would be happy even with just a page on their site listing those.

view this post on Zulip maemolol (Apr 10 2026 at 04:40):

HellMap said:

https://www.facebook.com/ViviVilciens/posts/jaunums-bi%C4%BCe%C5%A1u-pa%C5%A1apkalpo%C5%A1an%C4%81s-kiosks-taj%C4%81-%C4%81tri-un-vienk%C4%81r%C5%A1i-vari-ieg%C4%81d%C4%81ties-ar%C4%AB/1367464718714071/

Pirmie kioski jau pieejami šeit:
:small_blue_diamond: Zasulauka stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Zolitūdes stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Imantas stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Tukuma stacija
:small_blue_diamond: Slokas stacija
:railway_track: Drīzumā – kioski būs pieejami visās lielākajās vilcienu stacijās, autoostās un citās publiskās vietās visā Latvijā!

i swear i also saw one of these vivi ticket kiosks when i was in, i think, tukums-1 last august, so someone should probably also check that station's waiting hall


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