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Message: <blockquote data-quote="saraprobe" data-source="post: 10546961" data-attributes="member: 13914">The railway department is to do away with train tickets and introduce an electronic card system which can be reloaded like mobile phone reload cards.Railway Department Commercial Superintendent Sisira Kumara told News Now.lk that as a pilot project the electronic tickets will be issued for train passengers travelling between Colombo and Gampaha.He said that the electronic plastic card will have a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and can be reloaded at most stores once it is launched.The electronic card will help the railway department cut down on the costs incurred to print train tickets and also reduce the hassle faced by the public to purchase tickets.Sisira Kumara said that the tender to install the electronic card reading machines at the railway stations has already been awarded to a private company. <a href="http://newsnow.lk/latest-news/electronic-tickets" target="_blank">NewsNow</a></blockquote>

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