Rail passengers with smartphone eTickets will find it easier to access their trains with the addition of new barcode readers.
More barcode readers have been added to the ticket gates at Brighton station, meaning commuters, tourists and day trippers will be less likely to have to queue to get on and off the platforms.
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the operator in charge of Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services – said will continue to add barcode readers to ticket gates across its network so that, by summertime, eTickets can open every single ticket gate at all its stations.
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Smart ticketing has soared in popularity and the proportion of passengers buying barcode eTickets has more than doubled in the past three years (from 20 per cent to 45 per cent).
In the same period, the percentage of paper tickets has halved from 63 per cent to 33 per cent.
“Barcode eTickets are quick to buy and convenient to use so we’re steadily adding them to more and more ticket gates across our stations to make life easier for our customers,” said Jenny Saunders, GTR’s customer services director.
"This will help reduce queuing in stations that previously had only a few barcode readers fitted to the ticket gates."
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