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SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAYS LAUNCHES MAY 16 AUTOMATED TICKET SALES AND RESERVATION SYSTEM
/ARKA/
May 13, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 13, /ARKA/. The South Caucasus Railways (SCR) company
operating Armenia's railroads said today it will launch May 16 an
automated ticket sales and reservation system for Georgia-bound
trains. According to a SCR press release, the system, developed on
the basis of Orion information platform, will operate in Yerevan,
Gyumri, Vanadzor and Armavir towns.
The company said due to the launch of the system the price
of tickets will include assurance collection - 200 drams for
Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan trains and 250 Drams for Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan
trains. Assurance collection will be refunded in case passenger decides
to return the ticket. The cost of the ticket to Tbilisi ranges from
4,280 to 14,160 drams and the cost of a ticket to Batumi from 7,500
to 24,000 drams.
On June 15 the South Caucasus Railways will start operating
Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan trains that will run until September 30. An
additional train will run on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The South Caucasus Railways is run by Russian Railways. The
concessional agreement was concluded in 2008 for 30 years, with a
right of extension for another 20 years after the first 20 years
of operation.
Batumi, a resort town on the Georgian Black Sea coast is a very
popular tourist destination for thousands of Armenian holiday-makers.
/ARKA/
May 13, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 13, /ARKA/. The South Caucasus Railways (SCR) company
operating Armenia's railroads said today it will launch May 16 an
automated ticket sales and reservation system for Georgia-bound
trains. According to a SCR press release, the system, developed on
the basis of Orion information platform, will operate in Yerevan,
Gyumri, Vanadzor and Armavir towns.
The company said due to the launch of the system the price
of tickets will include assurance collection - 200 drams for
Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan trains and 250 Drams for Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan
trains. Assurance collection will be refunded in case passenger decides
to return the ticket. The cost of the ticket to Tbilisi ranges from
4,280 to 14,160 drams and the cost of a ticket to Batumi from 7,500
to 24,000 drams.
On June 15 the South Caucasus Railways will start operating
Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan trains that will run until September 30. An
additional train will run on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The South Caucasus Railways is run by Russian Railways. The
concessional agreement was concluded in 2008 for 30 years, with a
right of extension for another 20 years after the first 20 years
of operation.
Batumi, a resort town on the Georgian Black Sea coast is a very
popular tourist destination for thousands of Armenian holiday-makers.