Railway and public transport ticketing news – Page 15
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NewsOV-chipkaart to be converted from smart card to ID-based system
NETHERLANDS: Trans Link Systems which manages the OV-chipkaart national multi-modal fare collection system has awarded Scheidt & Bachmann, Octopus Applications and independent ID-based ticketing specialist BlueBridge Transactions a contract to convert the technology from a smart card-based system where data is stored on a user’s card to an account-based system ...
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NewsCubic licences London’s contactless ticketing technology
UK: A licensing agreement enabling Cubic Transportation Systems to adapt Transport for London's contactless ticketing technology for deployment in other cities was signed on July 13. TfL said the non-exclusive agreement is potentially worth £15m, and would enable CTS to ‘combine the best features from London and other Cubic systems ...
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NewsMobile ticketing comes to New York commuter rail
USA: New York MTA has introduced m-ticketing on its Long Island Rail Road and Metro North commuter rail networks using technology provided by mobile fare collection specialist Masabi.Using Masabi’s JustRide mobile ticketing platform, passengers are able to purchase tickets using their smart phones as an alternative to a vending machine. ...
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NewsNew Myki contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Public Transport Victoria has selected current operator NTT Data to manage the Myki smart ticketing system for seven years from January 1 2017. The new contract is worth just under A$700m, and uses a fixed-price model with stronger performance requirements designed to transfer a greater share of commercial liability ...
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NewsLille rolls out Euro 2016 contactless wristband tickets
FRANCE: Contactless wristband tickets have been introduced on the Transpole metro, tram and bus networks in Lille in time for the UEFA Euro 2016 football championship. The city’s Stade Pierre Mauroy is one of 10 participating venues, and will see six matches between June 12 and July 1, including one ...
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NewsAndroid Pay for pay-as-you-go travel in London
UK: Transport for London announced it had become ‘the first transport organisation in the world to accept Android Pay as a method of ticketing’ with the UK launch of Android Pay on May 18. Passengers can use the Android Pay app on mobile devices to travel on London Underground, bus, ...
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NewsSydney to use London-style open payment technology
AUSTRALIA: ‘Open payment’ technology enabling passengers to use credit and debit cards instead of dedicated ticket media is to be trialled in Sydney during 2017, New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced at the Future Transport Summit on April 18. The announcement was welcomed by ...
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NewsTaipei ticketing upgrade
TAIWAN: Taipei Rapid Transit Corp has selected Thales to upgrade the metro fare collection system. Thales is to roll out its Transcity platform throughout 2016. This which will include the upgrade of more than 1 500 fare gates at 120 stations, replacing contactless smart card readers and providing a ...
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NewsSJ expands indirect sales network
SWEDEN: National passenger operator SJ has extended its distribution agreement with transaction processing specialist Amadeus to provide travel agencies and corporate travel management companies worldwide with access to its fares inventory. Under the agreement, SJ becomes the latest operator to sign up to the Amadeus Global Rail ...
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NewsTrenitalia and Amadeus sign distribution agreement
ITALY: Trenitalia has signed a retail and distribution agreement with transaction processing specialist Amadeus Rail to market its inter-city services internationally using the Amadeus Global Distribution System. Initially covering the Frecce Alta Velocità suite of long-distance services using RFI’s high speed network, the agreement will give Trenitalia ...
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NewsSBB invests SFr40m in ticket vending machines
SWITZERLAND: Reflecting a growing trend towards automated retail, Swiss Federal Railways has ordered 1 000 ticket vending machines from German supplier Scheidt & Bachmann. Worth around SFr40m, the order will see the first machines installed at Swiss stations in September this year, with deliveries continuing for approximately ...