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Fare Collection Systems
The Public Transport  E-Letter

Many of you welcomed the first issue of this E-letter. I would like to share with you some of the valuable information we have gathered from readers' feedback. I should also like to take this opportunity to tell you why we changed our company name on 15 March. Enjoy your interactive reading! Éric Jean

Editorial by Éric Jean, chairman of the board.


System integrators?

Shifts in Ascom expertise
When a supplier changes his field of expertise and the customer doesn't notice, you could be excused for putting it down to some hidden camera gag. But the scenario reflects a very real development within public
transport systems. Find out more
 

Barcelona
23 operators and only one ticketing platform

Twenty-three operators in the greater Barcelona area are now using the same ticketing platform, making the Catalan capital a world leader in seamless travel with direct compensation.
Further details!
 

Integrated ticketing in Naples:
a showcase for Ascom Italy


Members of the UNICOCAMPANIA consortium, thirteen Naples public transport operators have joined forces to provide integrated multimodal ticketing ultimately for six million people. Further details!
 

Ile-de-France Region
A common frame of reference for contactless ticketing

With RCTIF (Ile-de-France common ticketing reference), Paris now has its own contactless ticketing standards, guaranteeing the interoperability of equipment installed for the Navigo card.
Take note!
 

United States  
Upgradeable fare collection 5 miles from New York

Just 5 miles from New York, the largest junction station in the United States has chosen an upgradeable Ascom solution for a smooth transition to contactless ticketing... Find out more
Interview
Ticketing systems en route for European standards
If we are to see true interoperability between ticketing systems, we must abandon proprietary technologies and standardize systems and equipment. Here is an interview with Jean Bedot, Ascom Systems Marketing Manager and active member of both the French and European standardization committee. Read on

Rennes
Soon just one ticket for buses, metro and regional express trains!
For the first time in France, an integrated urban transport ticketing system (buses and metro) will become interoperable with regional express trains. Read on


Inauguration in Teheran
Contactless ticketing learns Farsi
The new fare collection system for Teheran metro, inaugurated in the presence of the Minister of Defence on 23 February, is the first international ticketing project carried out in Iran.
Find out more

A new validator puts SNCF on track for regional seamless travel With the development of the first validators for TER (Trains Express Régionaux - Regional Express Trains) for use with urban networks, the French railway operator SNCF has now given seamless travel a national dimension. Read on

   
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