Railway and public transport ticketing news – Page 14
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Metro Report InternationalCubic touches in to extended London ticketing contract
UK: Transport for London has awarded Cubic Transport Systems a three-year extension to its revenue collection services contract, which covers the operation and maintenance of the multi-modal Oyster smart card and contactless ticketing systems. The deal announced on November 16 is worth US$185m, and means that Cubic will now manage ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York to get London-style fare collection system
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems to supply an account-based fare collection system to replace the current MetroCard. The $539·5m contract, which is subject to finalisation, includes the supply of fare validators and ticket vending machines for 472 Subway stations and 6 000 buses ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra awarded Thessaloniki metro ticketing contract
GREECE: Indra has won a contract to supply an automated fare collection system for the metro line under construction in Thessaloniki. Indra will supply equipment including ticket vending machines and gates for the 13 stations on the line due to open in 2020. It is envisaged that there ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinsk metro contactless ticketing pilot goes live
BELARUS: A contactless bank card ticketing pilot started on the Minsk metro on September 19. A ticket gate at Ploshcha Lenina station on Line 1 has been fitted with a contactless card and NFC reader, which currently accepts Visa cards. The metro intends to extend acceptance to MasterCard cards ...
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Metro Report InternationalTfL launches mobile ticketing app
UK: Transport for London launched the TfL Mobile Ticketing App on September 7 for Android and Apple smart phones and tablets. The app allows Oyster card users to top up their cards, manage their accounts and view journey histories. Pay-as-you-go balance top-ups and season tickets can be purchased through ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon trams could become cashless
UK: Transport for London has started a public consultation on proposals to remove ticket machines from tram stops, thereby making tram travel cashless. The consultation is open until October 29. As ticket machines at tram stops have reached the end of their useful life, TfL says that it is ...
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NewsElron rolls out Ridango ticket sales system
ESTONIA: This month passenger operator Elron will begin its transition to a ticketing system developed by Tallinn-based Ridango to replace the current system dating from 2010. The new system includes terminals for stations and vending machines for use on trains, and also supports online distribution. Contactless bank card payment will ...
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Metro Report InternationalPortland welcomes contactless ticketing
USA: An account-based smart card and contactless bank card fare collection system went into operation in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area on July 17. The Hop Fastpass is valid on bus, light rail and commuter rail services operated by TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar. In 2014 Init signed a contract ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdmonton to introduce contactless ticketing
CANADA: Vix Technology has been selected to supply integrated account-based contactless ticketing to three public transport agencies in the Edmonton region. The 15-year contract would see Vix implement and operate back-office equipment and validators that would be used for payment with contactless EMV cards as well as prepaid smart ...
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Metro Report InternationalSamsung Pay accepted for pay-as-you-go travel in London
UK: The Samsung Pay mobile phone app can now be used pay for travel in London, following its UK launch on May 16. The app supports MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards, and can be used for pay-as-you-go travel by bus, London Underground, tram, Docklands Light Railway, Emirates Air ...
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Metro Report InternationalMobile ticketing technology framework published
TICKETING: Embedded applications industry association GlobalPlatform has published a technical framework designed in collaboration with the Smart Ticketing Alliance and mobile operators' organisation GSMA which aims to ensure that interoperable mobile ticketing is brought to market efficiently and securely. GlobalPlatform Systems End-to-End Simplified Service Management Framework Transport v1.0.0 specifies the ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeeping up with ticketing technology
As transport ticketing technology moves ahead at a rapid pace, what are the similarities and differences in cities around the world?
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Metro Report InternationalSingapore contactless ticketing pilot to begin in March
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority and Mastercard will launch an account-based fare payment pilot on March 20. This will allow passengers to use contactless credit and debit cards for fare payments on the metro and buses. LTA and Mastercard signed a partnership agreement for the pilot last year, and hope ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon’s contactless payment goes global
CONTACTLESS: Cubic Transportation Systems ‘inevitably learned a lot about the processes of the payment industry’ through working with Transport for London on the roll-out of contactless payment, John Hill, Managing Director Europe, told Metro Report International at the Transport Ticketing Global 2017 conference, and such experience means deployment ‘becomes easier ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London renews contactless payment processing contract
UK: Transport for London has renewed Barclaycard’s contract to provide transaction processing services for contactless payment. The merchant acquirer contract runs for seven years, with an option for a further three years. Contactless payments was rolled out across TfL services in September 2014, and now accounts for 39% of ...
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NewsReforms aim to ‘blow the dust off’ UK rail ticketing system
UK: A complete overhaul of the structure of Great Britain’s fares system is being planned by the Rail Delivery Group, with the aim of reflecting changes in the way passengers now travel and enabling bidders for future franchises to put forward more innovative ideas for ticketing. ...
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NewsComprehensive mobility cuts the mustard
FRANCE: A new operations contract for the Divia public transport network in Greater Dijon came into effect on January 1, with an expanded scope. In addition to managing the bus and tram networks, Keolis will be responsible for cycle hire and car parking. Keolis says that this ‘comprehensive mobility approach’ ...
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NewsJR East offers Suica on Apple Pay
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is to offer its Suica smart ticketing and contactless payment system on Apple Pay from October, having redesigned Suica for iPhone7 and Apple Watch Series 2 devices. Users can add their Suica card or season ticket to their device, keeping all their credit and pre-paid cards ...
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NewsNorthern Ireland ticketing upgrade
UK: Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced on September 5 that Parkeon has been selected to modernise ticketing under a £45m investment programme. ‘The current ticketing system was introduced 15 years ago and serves around 80 million passenger journeys every year’, said Hazzard, adding that ‘a high quality ...
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NewsSingapore to pilot account-based ticketing
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority and Mastercard have signed a partnership agreement for the launch of account-based metro and bus ticket payment by the end of this year. They aim is to attract at least 100 000 users for the pilot deployment. Mastercard customers will be able to use their contactless ...