It has taken time, but little by little the process of purchasing tickets is becoming more comfortable thanks to the mobile devices On this occasion it has been Renfe which has taken the step to accept the systems of purchase and transportation of tickets through the smartphone thanks to the applications Passbook and PassWallet for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerryA convenience for travellers who do not have a printer and who want to always carry their ticket.
This is a system similar to purchasing tickets online, only with several extra advantages when having a portable device . The most notable is do without paper, being able to forget about having to print the ticket. In addition, it is possible to use the terminal to find out the user's location and indicate where to check-in at the train station. All this taking into account that, through a Internet connection, it is possible to be informed of any question at the moment.
The only thing you have to do to use this service is to make the purchase of a Renfe ticket from its website in the usual way .After choosing the route, schedule and entering the payment information, the last step has an option to send the information of the route through different ways, and below the possibility of receiving your tickets in the Passbook (iPhone) and PassWallet on your smartphone This shipment is received by email, being the applications themselves the ones that detect the contents to display the ticket correctly through them or by clicking on the attached link to download it.
Thus, it is now possible to access these applications in charge of recollect tickets, discounts, tickets and other invoices for travel, hotels and other services that already use this channel of commerce to make things easier for the user. It shows all the information of the ticket acquired through the front and back of the card, which already acts as digital ticket
With this, it is possible to consult the date of the trip, its origin and destination, the different times of departure and arrival, the train type, the passenger seat and even your name and pager However, the most important thing is the QR code from the bottom. This is to be scanned by the reviewer or assistant personnel to corroborate the traveler's information. Meanwhile, the back of the card shows all the information that makes this ticket a valid ticket
In short, a simple and comfortable system to always carry your train tickets with you Of course, the point negative is that, for the moment, it is only possible to use this service with tickets to travel on AVE trainsThe PassBook app for iPhone comes standard with the terminal, whileusers Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry can download PassWallet from Google Play, Windows Phone Store and BlackBerry World totally free
