Bilkom - ticket office in the mobile phone
Now you can purchase the train tickets using your mobile phone. It is made possible thanks to the new functionality of the Bilkom system. The TK Telekom company joined forces with PKP Intecity to design and implement the first ever entirely mobile ticket purchase system for fully booked journeys in Poland.
Now you can purchase the train tickets
using your mobile phone. It is made possible thanks to the new functionality of
the Bilkom system. The TK Telekom company joined forces with PKP Intecity to
design and implement the first ever entirely mobile ticket purchase system for
fully booked journeys in Poland. Bilkom will let you plan your journey,
purchase the ticket and present it for the control on your mobile display. What
is important, you only need to register once and each following ticket purchase
takes literally a minute. Additionally, Bilkom lets you check the departures
and arrivals of trains from any station in Poland. It also lets you check the
current location of the train which will help you reach any train station
without specific knowledge of its whereabouts. Your smartphone will lead you
there.
This modern way
of selling tickets saves time and offloads the traditional ticket offices. The
ticket can be purchased wherever you want, even up to 15 minutes before the
train’s departure. You only need a mobile with the Internet access operated by
any operator. Easier access to the sale system means comfort and quick purchase
– the passenger does not have to go to the train station and the lack of queues
is especially practical during vacation time or Christmas season. Bilkom is
free of charge and the ticket prices are the same as those purchased at the
ticket office. Currently, the Bilkom system offers tickets only for the PKP
Intercity EIC or Ex trains. The next stage of the project implementation will allow
purchasing tickets for other trains.
How to purchase the
ticket?
1. When you register on the www.bilkom.plotwiera się w nowym oknie website, you have to enter the passenger data. The
system is able to keep the information, so there is no need to remember the
card number or to keep the list of one-time passwords, tokens, etc. Of course,
you can use your card once without allowing the system to remember it.
Transaction data
is only available to the client and the payment operator of the system.
2. Via the application on your mobile or by using the https://m.bilkom.plotwiera się w nowym oknie mobile website, after selecting your
connection you need to click or tap the “Purchase ticket” option.
3. After logging in and selecting the relevant
option (class, type of discount), you go to the payment system.
4. After the payment is made, the ticket
will arrive shortly on your mobile phone as an MMS message.
5. During the ticket inspection, you have to
present the ticket as a 2D code on your phone. There is no need to print it
out. A discharged phone is no problem either because the ticket can be accessed
online on any device.
The Bilkom application
provides updated information on train connections and lets you plan your
journey between any given locations in Poland. In addition to providing the information on
train connections, Bilkom counts the time required to reach the station, taking
into account the means of transport (on foot, by bicycle, by car). It will also
show the current location of the train, inform about the possible obstacles on
a given route, and indicate potential delays as well.
Since its launch,
Bilkom has been downloaded over 32 000 times and ranks in the top 10 of the
iTunes downloads. The application is available in three system versions (Android,
Windows Phone 7 and two versions of the IOS on iPhone and iPad)
The further development of the application
will largely depend on the users and their preferences. To meet this challenge,
a special e-mail address has been activated where you can submit any comments
and suggestions: bilkom@tktelekom.plotwiera się w nowym oknie
First registration in the system: www.bilkom.plotwiera się w nowym oknie
Mobile version: https://m.bilkom.plotwiera się w nowym oknie
iPhone and iPad applications can be
downloaded here:
Android application can be downloaded here:
Windows Phone 7 application can be
downloaded here: