CONTACTLESS SYSTEMS BRING INNOVATIVE FARE STRUCTURES

The advances in the telecommunications and information technology have turned the mundane passenger ticket into a contactless smart card, which, in turn, has brought about innovative fare structures and with that two major advantages to the transit operators and the travelers: speed and intelligence. The article appraises these advantages within a broader background of urban mobility.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/24067173
• Corporate Authors:

  N/A

  3, Avenue Hoche
  75008 Paris,   France 
• Authors:
  • Najman, Gerard
• Publication Date: 2000-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Urban Transport International
  • Issue Number: 27
  • Publisher: Groupe Actis
  • ISSN: 1268-2241
  • Serial URL: http://urban.transport.free.fr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fares; Intelligent transportation systems; Public transit; Smart cards; Technological innovations
• Subject Areas: Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00791300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 2000 12:00AM