The Troika card is a universal means of payment for travel on various types of public transport in Moscow. A compact analogue of a paper ticket allows you to save money and eliminate hours of standing in queues.
Below we will look at the ways in which Troika cards can be topped up remotely.

Remote replenishment

In order to put money on a card, you don’t need to look for Mosgortrans kiosks at all. Everything is done quite simply and easily, and for some replenishment options you don’t even need to leave your home. Remote replenishment can be done using SMS and Internet banking. You can also top up your card balance on the official website of the resource.

The process of remotely replenishing money is not complicated, it is ideal for busy people. But the main condition for its operation is the activation of the money that was deposited earlier. If there is an unrecorded payment, this makes replenishment impossible.

Top up your Troika card via SMS

You can easily pay your Troika card balance using SMS; this is done through the Wallet service. This enrollment service is available for different mobile operators - Megafon, Beeline, MTS.

Important features of payment via SMS:

1. The ticket payment is debited from the subscriber's personal account with the mobile operator;
2. The minimum payment for the card balance can be 10 rubles, the highest cost is 2500 rubles;
3. As soon as payment for the ticket is made, it must be recorded on the card;
4. If there is an unrecorded ticket, then subsequent remote payment will not be possible;
5. Ticket recording is carried out in yellow information terminals. They are located in the lobby of underground stations.

Features of replenishing a card via SMS can be found on the official website http://transport.mos.ru/#!/page/mostrans/oplata_proezda/troika.

Replenishment on the official website

Payment on the official website is made using a bank card. This service is simple, it takes a few minutes, and no commission is charged. And most importantly, this operation can be performed without leaving home.

Replenishment of the Troika unified transport card through the official website (http://troika.mos.ru/pay/) is carried out according to the following scheme:

• In the resulting menu, enter the card number, mobile phone number, amount for payment - from 10 to 2500 rubles;
• for payment, the payment method is indicated using a bank card;
• then you need to click the “Pay” button;
• after this you will need to indicate your bank card number and details;
• an SMS will be sent to your mobile phone with a code that you indicate in a special window;
• After that, activate the payment in the underground station through special terminals.

This is what payment for a troika card looks like on the official website

Internet banking

Most banks offer a special electronic service that can greatly simplify the procedure for paying for travel on public transport vehicles. Replenishment of money can be done through the following banks:

• VTB 24
• Sberbank
• Alfa Bank
• Bank of Moscow
• Rosbank
• Credit Bank of Moscow

Payment through Internet banking in many banks is similar and is made approximately as follows:

1. First you need to log into your personal bank account;
2. Next, select and click on the “Payment for services” section;
3. Click “Replenishment of the Troika Unified Transport Card”;
4. After this, a window will appear in which you must enter the code indicated on the back of the card;
5. Then you will have to write the desired amount for payment, but it should not be higher than 2500 rubles;
6. Confirm the payment;
7. After making the payment, you will need to activate it. This procedure is carried out through terminals that are installed in underground stations.

Features of replenishment from an electronic wallet

Currently, many people have electronic wallets - Yandex.Money, Webmoney, Kiwi. Using these services, you can easily transfer funds to pay for public transport fares to your Troika card. You can perform this operation on the official website of the card http://transport.mos.ru/#!/page/metro/pay_troika/.

When paying, please do the following:

• enter the card number on the official website;
• then in the window that appears, enter the required amount for replenishment, but it should not be higher than 2.5 thousand rubles;
• after that, select one of the proposed electronic wallets to make payment;
• we confirm the money transfer;
• you will then need to activate the payment. This is done in terminals in underground stations.

If it is not possible to make a payment via the Internet or SMS, then it can be made through an ATM. Top-ups can be made through ATMs of the following banks:

• Sberbank;
• VTB 24;
• Bank of Moscow;
• Rosbank;
• Credit Bank of Moscow.

This operation can be performed using a special self-service device at Sberbank. In this case, you should do the following:

• select the “Payments” item in the menu;
• in the list provided we find “Troika card”;
• you can go to the “Troika card” item via “Transport”;
• Next, enter the required amount and make the payment.

Top up your card for 30 days

Topping up the card for 30 days involves purchasing a “Unified” ticket, which is valid for a month. Payment for a month at this tariff is 2000 rubles.

There is also another “Single” tariff, which is calculated for a calendar month. This means that payment will be valid from the 1st day of the month to the last day. In this case, the payment will be 2770 rubles.

Payment for the “Unified” tariff for 30 days or for 1 calendar month, for 90 days or for 365 days can be done through the following means:

1. At the ticket offices of underground stations;
2. In the kiosks of Mosgortrans;
3. In Eleksnet terminals.

Topping up a Troika card can be done in various ways; it is this feature that makes it easier to use this means of paying for travel on public transport. The option of remote payment via the Internet and SMS is especially in great demand. Replenishment can be done at home, without queues.

Payment activation

Although remote payment is quick and easy, it is not effective until the payment is activated and completed. This operation is performed using one of the yellow terminals that are installed in the lobby of underground stations.

In order to be able to use the transferred funds on your Troika card, you should do the following procedure:

• On the terminal in the menu, select the “Remote replenishment” item;
• a plastic card is brought to the yellow scanner;
• information about successful payment activation should appear on the screen;
• After that, check your Troika card balance.

Troika is an excellent product for people who often use public transport. But before use, you need to know how to activate the Troika card after replenishment, if it happened online.

With the spread of new technologies, more and more people are starting to use electronic payments. Adding units to your card online allows you to avoid long queues at the box office and significantly saves time. But before using the product by remotely topping up its balance, you need to activate the money on the card.

You can do this using:

1. Yellow information terminal in the lobby of the metro station;
2. Megafon terminal;
3. At the Velobike rental station.

The first method is the simplest. It is enough to select the “Remote replenishment..” item in the terminal and attach the plastic to a special place on the device. After this, the monitor will display the amount by which the balance was replenished. From now on, plastic can be safely used for travel.

Replenishment record

If the metro is far away, activation can be done in another place. In the Velobike system you need to do the following:

1. select the item “replenish.. “Troika””;
2. go to the “Balance” menu;
3. attach the product to the device.

After these steps, the payment will be activated. In the Megafon device you need to do the following:

1. select the item where it is indicated about depositing funds;
2. then “Direct”;
3. then click on the “Next” button.

Regardless of the chosen method, if all actions are carried out correctly, activation of the Troika card top-up will occur almost instantly.

To make it easier for citizens to use public transport services, a plastic card with refill capabilities was developed. This is the "Three" card. But before you start using the plastic carrier, you need to activate the triple after topping up online. Such activation will only be required if funds were deposited into the account remotely via the Internet.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA. APRIL 2, 2013. New types of tickets have been introduced in Moscow. The new ticket is a refillable plastic card, a so-called “electronic wallet” nicknamed Troika (in pic). Another new ticket option is tickets for 90 minutes. They may be used for one trip by the underground and an unlimited number of trips by on-ground transport within 90 minutes. (Photo ITAR-TASS / Stanislav Krasilnikov)
Russia. Moscow. April 2. At one of the metro stations. Photo ITAR-TASS/ Stanislav Krasilnikov

Methods for activating a Troika card

The Troika plastic card provides the opportunity to pay for public transport services by debiting virtual finances from a personal account. This way, you will be able to avoid long queues at the cash registers, as well as the constant exchange of large bills into denominations that are convenient for payment. Most often, cards are used to pay for metro travel, but the function of purchasing tickets for buses, commuter trains, and even the central zoo of the capital is also available.

Conveniently, there are several ways to deposit funds into your balance, but after each of them you need to activate remote replenishment. The main options for online replenishment include the following:

• use of a stationary terminal located in the metro;
• using the Megafon payment terminal;
• through the Velobike service;
• online through Sberbank.

Using the yellow information terminal in the metro station lobby

After completing the procedure, there is no need to additionally activate the media, since the funds are transferred to the virtual account instantly and can be debited immediately during the trip.

Important! This method allows you to top up your account with a maximum of 3 thousand rubles. And, when using public transport, money will be debited from the virtual account according to the established tariff rate.

Via Megafon terminal

It is not always convenient to get to a metro station in order to top up your virtual account. Therefore, you can also use Megafon stationary terminals, which are located in almost every frequently visited store.

To perform a replenishment you must do the following:

• go to the main menu of the program, where among the range of available tasks you need to select “replenishment”;
• the next menu requests to display the replenishment method, namely “direct”, that is, transferring finances to
• virtual balance with cash;
• displaying identifying features of the card, as well as entering the required amount of funds.

The procedure is completed by clicking on the “Next” button, after which the cash savings are almost immediately credited to the account. And the activation of such a payment occurs within a few minutes, so you can continue to use Troika for travel.

At the Velobike rental station

Another convenient option for remote replenishment is Velobike.

To do this, you need to follow the following submenus:

• top up your balance;
• select the “Troika” card;
• go to the balance menu;
• identify the device by scanning;
• deposit funds.

The above are the methods that involve instant activation of an incoming payment. But it is also possible to top up the card via home or mobile Internet. Bank card holders can carry out the procedure through a Sberbank Online account. But then you will additionally have to activate the payment in the stationary terminal of the nearest metro station.

Transport card "Troika" is an electronic card for paying for travel on public transport and city services. The security deposit for Troika is 50 rubles. The deposit can be returned when returning the card to the cashier.

Also released were the unified Troika transport cards with the Strelka application and the Strelka transport cards with the Troika application. Using these cards, passengers can quickly and without queues pay for travel on public transport in Moscow and the Moscow region.

The “Troika” card with the “Strelka” transport application can be obtained at the ticket offices of the State Unitary Enterprise “Moscow Metro”. The Strelka card with the Troika application installed is available at the ticket offices of the State Unitary Enterprise MO Mostransavto. Cards with combined functionality have the same collateral value as regular cards.

You can replenish the balance of the unified transport card using the agent network for replenishing the Troika card and the Strelka card, for example, in Svyaznoy and Euroset communication stores, Eleksnet terminals, cash desks and terminals of Central PPK OJSC and others. The full list of replenishment points for the united transport cards is published on the Unified Transport Portal and on the official website of the Strelka transport card.

On the unified transport card, as well as on the regular Troika and Strelka transport cards, you can write down a ticket or subscription for travel on commuter trains on all railway routes.

Ticket offices of the State Unitary Enterprise "Moscow Metro", where you can get a "Troika" card with the "Strelka" application: Belorusskaya-radial, Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard, VDNH, Vykhino, Domodedovskaya, Kantemirovskaya, Kievskaya-radial, Komsomolskaya-ring.

Replenishing the balance of the “Wallet” ticket of the “Troika” card is available directly from the official Moscow Metro mobile application *

* - on mobile devices supporting NFC technology.

Ticket "Wallet"

Entitles you to travel within the credited amount at fixed rates. The card can be topped up with up to RUB 3,000.

Single ticket

Gives the right to travel by metro, monorail, MCC, MCD zone "Central" or ground transport.

Validity period: for 1 day – 1 day from the moment of the first pass; 3 days – 3 days from the moment of the first pass; 60 trips – 45 days, including the day of sale.

60 trips	1900
1 day	230
3 days	438
30 days	2170
90 days	5430
365 days	19500

Single ticket

Gives the right to travel on the metro, monorail, MCC, MCD zones "Central", "Suburb" or ground transport.

Validity period: for 1 day – 1 day from the moment of the first pass; 3 days – 3 days from the moment of the first pass; 60 trips – 45 days, including the day of sale.

1 day	285
3 days	545
30 days	2570
90 days	6940
365 days	24450

Advantages of Troika

The Troika electronic card is a modern universal carrier that will combine all tickets and increase the convenience of using public transport and provide access to the main attractions of the city.

The benefits of using the Troika electronic card will gradually expand, making it popular among those who value convenience and flexibility.

Independence from queues, cashiers and time of day - you can top up as easily as a mobile phone, but without commission and for any amount up to 3,000 rubles.

Freedom of movement in transport - one card to pay for public transport and trains.

Intellect - "Troika" allows you to effectively use public transport. First, the most profitable tickets recorded on the card are used. After the expiration date or travel on the pass, the card begins to work at basic rates.

Free use - the deposit for the card will be 50 rubles, and it can be returned at any time.

Stability – the card has no expiration date, the money on the card does not expire for 5 years after the last top-up

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Mobile ticket

Description of the Mobile Ticket Service.

Cellular operators (MTS OJSC, Megafon PJSC, VimpelCom OJSC), Breeze Technologies LLC, State Unitary Enterprise Moscow Metro (Metropolitan), State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans are involved in the process of providing the service. Availability of SIM cards with the Mobile Ticket service must be checked with your telecom operator. The telecom operator is responsible for the production and distribution of SIM cards with the Mobile Ticket service.

The “Mobile Ticket” service allows you to pay for travel on all types of transport in Moscow (ground urban passenger transport, metro and Aeroexpress); the fare is similar to the “Wallet” ticket on the Troika transport card; detailed information can be found on the website http://troika.mos.ru/tariffs/table/ . Topping up a transport application located on an NFC SIM card occurs by transferring funds from your mobile phone account to the transport application. Payment for travel is carried out with one touch of the phone to the validator of the transport operator.

The Mobile Ticket service is available to Subscribers, individuals, with a prepaid payment system, who have entered into an agreement for the provision of communication services with a cellular operator.

To use the service you need:

NFC * SIM card with connected Mobile Ticket service;

Availability of the Mobile Payments service.

* NFC (Near field communication) is a short-range wireless high-frequency communication technology that makes it possible to exchange data between devices located at a distance of about 10 centimeters.

Cost of connecting to the service.

Service connection fee and fee for exchanging existing SIM cards for SIM cards with NFC technology not charged.

SMS messages to service control number 3210 within the territory of the cellular operator's network not charged.

Service outside the coverage of the cellular operator's network is not provided.

Connecting the service.

In order to connect the service you need:

mobile phone supporting NFC technology. Enabling NFC is located in the Settings -> Additional settings -> NFC section;

a special NFC SIM card with the connected Mobile Ticket service. You can get/exchange a SIM card that supports the “Mobile Ticket” for free in the communication stores of mobile operators;

After installing an NFC SIM card in your phone and registering in the network of mobile operators, you will automatically receive an SMS request with an offer to connect to the service. To activate the service, you must send the number “1” in a reply SMS message;

When connecting to the service:

automatic replenishment of the service balance is activated;

150 rubles will be automatically debited from your mobile phone account, which will replenish the balance of the Mobile Ticket service. These funds can only be used to pay for travel on public transport in Moscow.

if the balance is below the threshold of 90 rubles, the system automatically replenishes it to 150 rubles. To disable the service of automatic replenishment of the service balance, you must send an SMS to number 3210 with the text “off”.

The client will be notified of all operations to replenish the balance of the Mobile Ticket service via free SMS messages from number 3210

Disabling the service.

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Where to get it?

You can get "Troika" at the metro ticket offices, at the automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans" and at the ticket offices of OJSC "Central PPK" and OJSC "MTPPK". The security deposit for Troika is 50 rubles. The deposit can be returned when returning the card to the cashier.

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Direct replenishment

You can replenish the balance of the “Wallet” travel ticket on the “Troika” card at ticket offices and ticket machines of the metro, automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”, as well as at suburban railway ticket offices. “United” tickets can be “recorded” on the “Troika” card at the metro ticket offices and ticket machines, automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”; "TAT" and "A" tickets at the automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans".
At the moment, only the balance of the “Wallet” travel ticket can be paid on the website and using the SMS service.

When you top up your Troika card through the website, the payment is saved in the Metro transport system. Before using the card for travel, remote top-up must be recorded on the card using the yellow information terminal of the Metro.

The paid ticket must be recorded on the card using the information terminal in the metro lobby:

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“Troika” is a reloadable electronic card for paying for travel in Moscow by all types of urban passenger transport, as well as in the Moscow region by suburban railway transport.

A Muscovite or a frequent visitor to the Russian capital who has received this universal ticket needs information: how to top up a Troika card in a convenient way and, if possible, without a commission.

MasterCard, Visa, Maestro

Topping up your Troika card with money credited to your bank card account can be done in different ways:

• through an ATM or payment terminal that allows you to make payments from a plastic card;
• via the Internet through various online services - the official website of the card, Internet banking or mobile banking, a special application for a smart phone.

The maximum amount when topping up from a card account is limited to 2,500 rubles.

Using an ATM

You can transfer money to Troika without using the Internet or cell phone using ATMs:

• Sberbank;
• VTB (including ATMs of the Bank of Moscow it absorbed);
• Rosbank;
• Moscow Credit Bank.

This can also be done through a self-service device at Sberbank.

The algorithm of actions is simple - select the “Payments” item in the menu, and then immediately go to the “Troika Card” item or proceed to it through “Transport”.

Via the Internet (online)

Topping up Troika online is very easy using the official website.

Necessary:

• go to troika.mos.ru/pay/;
• enter in the form on this page: ten digits of Troika’s number, your cell phone number and the payment amount;
• select a payment method (bank card by default);
• click Pay.

Another option is to use online banking.

Replenishment in this way, in particular, is possible through the following services:

• "Sberbank Online";
• "Alpha click";
• Internet banking of Tinkoff Bank.

Important: the online service of Tinkoff Bank can be used for transactions not only with the plastic of this issuer, but also with other Russian banking organizations.

How to top up money from a cell phone account?

Via SMS

To transfer funds from a cell phone account, you need to send an SMS request to number 3210. The function is available to MegaFon, MTS and Beeline subscribers.

Message text: troika 4487002519 230

where 4487002519 is Troika’s number, 230 is the volume of payment (up to 2500 rubles).

Be sure to put a space between the word troika, number and amount.

The response SMS will ask you to confirm the payment. After which the money will be debited from the cell phone.

From a mobile phone

In addition to the SMS request, Troika can be topped up with money from a mobile phone online:

• at troika.mos.ru/pay/, selecting Mobile phone as a payment method - instead of the default one. Unlike SMS, it is also suitable for Tele2 subscribers;
• on pay.mts.ru (for MTS subscribers).

How to top up a Troika card for 30 days?

Topping up a Troika card for 30 days usually means purchasing (activating) a “United” ticket, valid for 30 days. Its cost is 2000 rubles.

Passengers of Moscow public transport are also offered a “Single” ticket for a calendar month. It is valid not for a full 30 days from the date of purchase (or crediting and activation of funds), but from the first to the last day of the month. Price – 2550 rubles.

Note! Through an ATM, SMS or Internet services, it is possible to top up only the balance of the “Wallet” ticket.

The “Unified” pass for 30 days or a calendar month, as well as for 90 days or 365 days, must be topped up and activated:

• at metro ticket offices;
• at Mosgortrans kiosks;
• in Eleksnet terminals.

When using Elexnet you must:

• bring the Troika to the reader;
• Without removing the card, select the desired ticket from the menu;
• select the desired tariff;
• confirm your choice;
• deposit cash one bill at a time.

How to top up a Troika card through Sberbank?

Sberbank provides residents and frequent guests of Moscow with many options for replenishing Troika:

• cash desks in branches;
• ATMs;
• self-service devices (terminals);
• online payments via Internet banking or mobile banking.

Accordingly, through Sberbank you can top up both from a bank card (and from any issuing bank) and in cash.

Important: it is more convenient to make a cash payment at a branch through a terminal rather than a cash register. If difficulties arise, a Sberbank employee will politely advise you.

Replenishment of Troika card without commission

The commission for topping up Troika is not charged either when paying from a card of any issuing bank or from a mobile phone account, regardless of the chosen method. You can use any option discussed above.

When paying in cash with money recorded on a “Single” ticket, no commission is also charged, no matter what device you choose.

Attention! Topping up Troika by transferring funds to it via SMS or online is not enough. After payment, the deposited money must be written down on the card - in other words, the payment must be activated. Moreover, it is impossible to do this via the Internet or SMS.

If you have inactive payments, it is useless to credit new money. First you need to “record” the funds transferred earlier. Otherwise, neither one nor the other will work.

You can activate replenishment of your Wallet travel card using:

• information terminal in the metro;
• terminal in the communication salon of the MegaFon operator;
• terminal at the Velobike bicycle parking lot.

To write money to Troika you need:

• select “Remote replenishment” on the terminal;
• bring the card to the reader;
• Wait until a message about the successful completion of the operation appears on the device screen.

If it is important for you to save on travel using a “Unified”, “TAT” or other travel card, top up your card with cash in devices that allow you to add money to these tickets.

If speed of payments and the ability to make them online are more important, use the Wallet travel card.