No more than two in one hand

The news about the increase in prices for tokens caused long queues at the ticket offices of the St. Petersburg metro

The news about the increase in the cost of tokens in the St. Petersburg metro led to a stir, due to which long lines formed at the ticket offices. The topic of token shortage quickly became one of the most discussed in RuNet.

The first lines at the ticket offices of the St. Petersburg metro lined up shortly after the announcement of an increase in prices for tokens from January 1, 2015. Due to the hype, management decided to turn off the machines in the underground lobbies and limit the sale of tokens to 2-3 per hand.

Due to these measures, queues in the vestibules of various stations have increased significantly, including at times of day when the influx of passengers usually subsides. Most of the queues were at central and terminal stations.

It took several days for the number of tweets and photos dedicated to this issue to grow into dozens.

People are idiots! Look at the line at the metro ticket office, actually right up to the exit doors! 1! And usually no one at all pic.twitter.com/S6w3749Gnt

— Arthur Pendragon (@Dr_Michell) December 20, 2014

Country of idiots. Everyone decided to invest in tokens pic.twitter.com/zCIBSW0syA

— Annushka (@webka_by) December 22, 2014

"In St. Petersburg, residents are buying up metro tokens." Next up is salt and matches pic.twitter.com/JayiEKO0sV

— Londrpad Calling (@Lndcalling) December 24, 2014

In St. Petersburg, due to the rise in transport fares starting January 1, people are trying to buy tokens BUY TOKENS! Economists damn

— Shkurin Dmitriy (@BigDaimon) December 24, 2014

They give two tokens per hand. vending machines are prudently turned off

— _ (@sobaka__) December 22, 2014

From January 1, the cost of a token will increase from 28 rubles to 31 rubles. On New Year's Eve, according to a message on the St. Petersburg Metro website, passengers will be transported around the clock. At the same time, only tokens will be available to purchase until three o’clock in the morning, and they will be sold at the new tariff price.

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