The Future of Ticketing is Tickety-Boo

British railroads are experimenting with a variety of new ticketing technology to make rail travel more efficient. This article describes some of these new systems, including smart card and fast ticketing systems. The UK government is evaluating smart cards with the goal of implementing a uniform system within London and beyond, so that people can travel on different modes with one ticket. A catalyst for this interest in smart cards has been the success of the Oyster card system which is used by 2.6 million passengers on the London Underground.

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• Authors:
  • Mourant, Andrew
• Publication Date: 2006-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 26-27
• Serial:
  • Rail Professional
  • Issue Number: 108
  • Publisher: Cambridge Publishers Limited
  • ISSN: 1476-2196
  • Serial URL: http://www.cpl.biz/ourwork/general/rp.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Multimodal transportation; Railroad travel; Railroads; Smart cards; Technological innovations; Ticket vending machines; Ticketing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ticketless transactions
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01023311
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2006 8:10AM