CoTVM Cash-Coin & Smart Card operated Ticket Vending Machine
- Cash-Coin & Smart Card operated Ticket Vending Machine (CoTVM )are Cash / Coin /Smart Card based ticket vending machines introduced by IR to reduce passenger queue at ticket counters. These are touch screen based ticketing kiosks connected to UTS Server.
- These stand alone machines are operated by the passenger themselves.
- CoTVM tickets are printed on thermal stationary with pre printed numbering.
- CoTVM machine issues Second Class Single & Return Adult and Child Ticket and Platform Tickets for a maximum of 4 adult/child passengers (including adult/child taken together).
- Season Tickets are not issued but renewal can be done.
- Blank Paper Ticket, Money Receipt, Tickets on Concessions / Vouchers and RTCs etc. are not issued through CoTVMs.
Procedure for purchasing ticket using Notes and Coins
- First select language of operation, the destination station, via point if any, number of passengers (adult and child) on the touch-screen.
- Then select mode of payment Smart Card or Cash.
- If Smart Card then the passenger should keep the Smart Card on the card reader of ATVM Kiosk.
- If Cash then insert the note & coin (as the case may be) one by one. You have to insert the exact amount.
- The kiosk accepts Indian coins of Rs 5 & Rs 10 and notes of denominations from Rs 5 to Rs 2000 of Mahatma Gandhi series only.
- These machines do not accept soiled / cut / glued / taped / wet / coloured currency notes.
- These kiosks will only accept exact amount in currency notes & coins within the pre-defined time i.e 60 seconds.
- After inserting exact cash, confirm print ticket. The ticket will be issued.
- In case of printing failure / errors in printing Free EFT will be issued.
