Asian cities swing to contactless smart cards

Fully contactless smart card automatic fare collection (AFC) systems are being introduced in Asian cities, where efficient public transport systems are needed to cope with rapid growth. There are various categories of project: new metros, new lines that are being integrated with existing lines, upgraded lines of an existing network, and lines combining an upgrade and an extension. Where there is an interoperability constraint, the choice is to combine magnetic tickets for single journeys and contactless smart cards for stored value. With no constraint, the trend is for operators to use a combination of plastic cards, disposable paper tickets and recyclable tokens. Thales has developed a business model that assesses the life-cycle cost of ownership of a system for various fare media technologies. The model showed that the most effective system for the New Delhi metro in India would be to use contactless smart cards for stored value cards and passes, and contactless smart tokens for single journeys and round trips.

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• Authors:
  • Najman, G
• Publication Date: 2003-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 22-3
• Serial:
  • IRJ - International Railway Journal
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 1
  • ISSN: 0744-5326

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fares; Payment; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Smart cards; Tickets; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Asia
• ATRI Terms: Fare; Payment; Public transport; Rail transport; Smart card; Ticket; Urban transport
• Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01442695
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 25 2012 12:41AM