Troika is a universal card for travel in the metro, bus, monorail and ring railway in Moscow. The card is tied to one general electronic wallet, which can be replenished in various ways convenient for the passenger. In order to use the card, you must first purchase it. Most conveniently, the card is universal and retains this property regardless of the place of purchase.
Instructions
Step 1
The Troika card is sold at all metro ticket offices. It is enough to go to the cashier and ask for this card. You can also top up your card balance right there. This method is inconvenient, perhaps, only by the presence of a long queue at rush hour. If you hold out until the beginning of the month, when everyone traditionally replenishes travel tickets, then you can even be late for work.
Step 2
The card is also sold in all manual kiosks of GUP MOSGORTRANS. It is as easy to buy it there as at the subway ticket office. Similar to the subway ticket office, it can be replenished immediately. Unlike the first method, there are rarely long queues at the kiosks. Therefore, if you are in a hurry, then it is better to use this kiosk. However, if there is a queue there, then in bad weather you can freeze.
Step 3
Recently, it became possible to purchase a card at the automated kiosks of Mosgortrans. Automated kiosks allow the user to receive a card without operator involvement. It works like a coffee machine. The user deposits money and the machine issues a card. Even the most inexperienced user in computer technology will be able to understand the principle of operation of the device. The system is adapted for quick mastering. This is the fastest of all the described methods.
