All Ticketing articles – Page 3

  • Incofer DMU, loco and coach
    Metro Report International

    Central bank to roll out national contactless transport payment system

    2022-07-07T12:00:00Z

    COSTA RICA: The SINPE-TP national electronic payment system for public transport is being rolled out on trains and buses by central bank BCCR, which estimates that contactless payments for public transport could reduce cash payments nationwide by 25%. Announcing a contract to provide BCCR with a ...

  • Great Western Railway
    Rail Business UK

    GWR to trial PAYG smart card ticketing around Bristol this year

    2022-07-06T05:00:00Z

    UK: Great Western Railway is begin trials of pay-as-you-go smart card ticketing in the Bristol area later this year, using iBlocks’ SmartTIS technology. This is intended as the first step in delivering a wider scheme to other areas of the GWR network. Future plans could also ...

  • Michael Kujas (left) hands over the role of CEO of eos.uptrade to Mathias Hüske (right), who will run the company with CFO Babette Röder.
    News

    Leadership change at eos.uptrade

    2022-07-02T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Michael Kujas, the founder of transport ticketing software company Eos.uptrade, has handed over the role of CEO to Mathias Hüske, who now runs the business with Chief Financial Officer Babette Röder. Kujas founded the Hamburg-based company in 2000, and it was acquired by Siemens Mobility ...

  • ScotRail train
    Rail Business UK

    Be in, be out rail ticketing trial planned in Scotland

    2022-07-01T05:00:00Z

    UK: Discussions are underway for a ‘be in be out’ rail ticketing scheme in Scotland. A pilot could be launched by ScotRail this autumn, with public use from early 2023. Geofences would be installed at stations, with passengers entering the station receiving a message on their ...

  • HID Global has launched its TripTick Halo ticket reader
    Metro Report International

    HID Global launches multi-system ticket reader

    2022-07-01T05:00:00Z

    USA: HID Global has launched its TripTick Halo ticket reader, combining near-field communication, QR/barcode and contactless EMV payments in a single onboard device which can be mounted on a surface, pole or desk. Unveiled at the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition in London on June 28, the ...

  • train passenger
    Metro Report International

    Unicard and Amdocs announce account-based ticketing platform

    2022-06-29T14:16:00Z

    TICKETING: Unicard and Amdocs are co-operating to use their account-based ticketing and cloud-based payment platforms to offer a multi-mode and multi-operator ‘tap-in, tap-out’ ticketing system for rail, tram, bus and micromobility services. Anthony Goonetilleke, Group President of Technology & Head of Strategy at Amdocs, said the ...

  • UrbanThings suite
    Metro Report International

    Paragon ID acquires UrbanThings

    2022-06-29T08:55:00Z

    UK: Ticketing, payment and identification company Paragon ID has acquired UrbanThings, which develops passenger information, vehicle tracking, digital ticketing and analytical systems. The deal was announced at the Transport Ticketing Global trade fair in London on June 28, with Paragon ID commenting that UrbanThings had key ...

  • Moscow Metro Line 11
    Metro Report International

    Russian-developed Faster Payments System piloted on Moscow Metro

    2022-06-28T05:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: The city of Moscow and the Bank of Russia have launched pilot scheme enabling the use of the National Payment Card System’s Faster Payments System at 80 metro stations. They said the capital is the first Russian city where FPS with QR-code public transport payment ...

  • Impression of Mitsubishi and Kinki Sharyo train for Phase 1 of Cairo metro Line 4
    Metro Report International

    Cairo Metro Line 4 ticketing and telecoms contract awarded

    2022-06-22T12:46:00Z

    EGYPT: National Authority for Tunnels has awarded Thales, Orascom Construction and Colas Rail a turnkey contract to design and deploy the telecoms, control and ticketing systems for Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1 and provide two years of maintenance. The east-west Line 4 is being developed ...

  • Trainline Récup' Retard screenshot
    News

    Trainline announces Platform One technology brand

    2022-06-17T08:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Trainline has launched Platform One as the new brand name for its technology platform which powers ticket retailing for more than 270 rail and coach companies across 45 countries, including its own retailing channels. Trainline said the Platform One technology was already hosting around 78 ...

  • Mexico City_Stefan von Mach (32)
    Metro Report International

    Mexican transport ticketing modernisation partnership

    2022-06-15T13:00:00Z

    MEXICO: Fare-payments-as-a-service company Masabi and Mexican consulting, engineering and project company Ibergex have announced a ‘strategic relationship’ to supply ticketing and payment technology in Mexico. This will combine Masabi’s Justride software platform with Ibergex’s resources and experience of the Mexican public transport market. The companies aim ...

  • Queensland ticket gate (Photo Cubic Transportation Systems )
    Metro Report International

    State-wide contactless ticketing deployment gets underway in Queensland

    2022-06-13T06:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Contactless payment is now available on Brisbane’s Ferny Grove suburban rail line, as a trial ahead of a large-scale deployment across Queensland’s rail, bus and ferry services under transport agency Translink’s A$371m Smart Ticketing project.

  • Indra ticketing mobile access
    Metro Report International

    Cairo monorail ticketing contract awarded

    2022-06-02T05:00:00Z

    EGYPT: Indra is to supply the ticketing system for the 22 stations on the future 54 km New Administrative City – East Cairo and 42 km October 6 City – Giza monorail lines. The contract includes the design, development and supply of contactless cards, QR code ...

  • Cape Town
    Metro Report International

    Cape Town aims to be a laboratory for urban mobility

    2022-04-28T11:31:00Z

    SOUTH AFRICA: Plans to position Cape Town as a ‘laboratory for urban mobility in a developing world’ have been presented at an industry briefing on the city’s vision for a New Generation Technologies strategic framework and Integrated Ticketing Business Plan. ‘We have got a whole lot ...

  • German trains
    News

    DB warned over market abuse in digital mobility platforms

    2022-04-21T10:19:00Z

    GERMANY: The Federal Monopolies Commission has reached a preliminary conclusion that Deutsche Bahn has committed ‘an abuse of market power’ in relation to digital mobility platforms designed to offer passengers integrated route planning and ticket purchasing. Announcing this on April 20, the Commission said that it ...

  • Rennes metro
    Metro Report International

    Rennes rolls out EMV contactless payment on STAR transport network

    2022-04-21T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Conduent Transportation has implemented a contactless EMV open payment system on the STAR public transport network in Rennes, which is operated by Keolis and used by 353 000 passengers/day. More than 1 500 validators with integrated EMV contactless payment functionality have been installed on the ...

  • Contactless ticket validators can now be found across the NET tram network
    Metro Report International

    Nottingham introduces multi-operator contactless fare capping

    2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

    UK: The final stage of the Nottingham Contactless scheme has gone live, with multi-operator daily fare capping now available on NET trams, Nottingham City Transport buses and Linkbus services operated by CT4N. The project has been developed by Nottingham City Council and the three transport operators ...

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    In depth

    Ticketing: Fair play for fare payers

    2022-03-28T08:30:00Z

    Automatic detection of fare dodgers has been evaluated on metro networks in Delhi and Lisboa.

  • Littlepay Passenger-Contactless-Journeys
    Metro Report International

    Integrating fare payments and payment information

    2022-03-07T04:00:00Z

    UK: Passenger, which produces fare payment apps and websites for a local public transport companies including Blackpool Transport, has teamed up with Littlepay to provide users of its apps with information about their contactless payments and fare caps. Littlepay says the partnership will enable it to ...

  • Metro de Santiago de Chile 1
    Metro Report International

    Mobile payment comes to Santiago

    2022-03-03T15:36:00Z

    CHILE: Passengers using the Santiago metro and EFE suburban trains are now able to pay for their travel using mobile devices, following an upgrade to the fare collection system. Spanish IT specialist Indra has renewed 1 120 ticket gates at stations on the seven metro lines ...