New CrossCountry app helps users make sense of train tickets, and book
Going direct to the train station to buy a train ticket is pretty old hat nowadays, especially considering that one can book any type of train ticket online through a fair few specialist as well as branded websites. Now however CrossCountry would like you to download their new iPhone, Android, Nokia or Blackberry app called “Train Tickets” which allows users of it to look up train times, check real-time running information and get train ticket prices. What’s more, through this app you’ll be able to purchase tickets for the whole National Rail network in the UK. Also, did I mention it’s free? Full press release below.
Press Release
20th September
RAIL OPERATOR UNVEILS LATEST PASSENGER MOBILE ‘APP’ TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST A NATION OF ‘POCKET PATTING’ TRAIN TRAVELLERS
With millions of people across Britain using public transport on a daily basis, new research has identified an emerging group of ‘pocket patting’ travellers who have a daily struggle to make it to their destinations.
The figures which have emerged in a poll of 2,000 rail users have highlighted the average passenger is so worried about losing their train ticket, they’ll pat pockets and peek in purses three times before every train journey – costing a frequent typical passenger 24 wasted hours each year – an astonishing 45 days over the average working career.
The results from the rail study were announced today by CrossCountry Trains andhas underlined the need for passengers to embrace modern technology which can reduce daily stresses. The release of the survey results marks the launch of CrossCountry’s new mobile app ‘Train Tickets’, which, amongst other features, allows customers to buy and receive m-tickets directly to their mobile.
The free Train Tickets app, launching today (19th September), is the modern take on the office PA,and helps to not only ensure a passenger’s ticket is always with them, but also integrates real time departureand journey information to keep customers informed on the move – a combination which is unique to the CrossCountry app – ‘Train Tickets’.
Users simply activate m-tickets before their journey – which are conveniently saved in a nifty ticket wallet within the application. The Train Manager can then inspect the m-ticket eliminating the need to worry about losing paper tickets (47% survey had misplaced one in the last 12 months), time spent searching for ticketsandtime spent queuing to collect tickets at stations.
Andy Cooper, Managing Director at CrossCountry said: “The ‘Train Tickets’ app will help to transform the process of travelling by train. Access to live departure boardsandan intuitive user interface, making it quickerandeasier to buy cheaper Advance fares, gives the consumer full control over their journey. The innovative approach to m-tickets taken by CrossCountry has made it possible to deliver a simpleandsecure mobile ticketing solution for customers that will help transform the experience of buying rail tickets.”
The ‘Train Tickets’ app supports iPhone, Blackberry, AndroidandNokia smartphones as well as most everyday handsets. Developed by technology specialists Masabi, it can be downloaded from major app stores or by texting ‘Travel’ to 87080.
Check out the app by going here.
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