Beijing metro to improve electronic fare payment system
Starting from May, passengers will be able to pay for fares on the Beijing Metro using QR code electronic payment […]
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Trainline and ÖBB enter partnership
Train ticket retailer Trainline has signed a partnership with Austrian railway company ÖBB, which will allow Trainline to provide its […]
Concession period starts for Massachusetts’ new fare payment system
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and John Laing reached financial close and executed an agreement with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority […]
Dijon launches on-board contactless payment system
Dijon Métropole, Keolis, the Caisse d’Epargne de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Visa and Worldline launched a new innovation on public transport payment […]
SNCF to improve IT systems
CGI has signed two major contracts with French railway group SNCF, one to help manage its human resources information system […]
Siemens intends to acquire software company
Siemens is planning to acquire Aimsun SL, a software company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. Aimsun SL will complement the existing […]
Finland awards contract for the upgrade of fare collection system
Finland’s railway network operator VR Group has selected Conduent Incorporated to supply 130 Conduent Expert 6000 ticket vending machines to […]
Knorr-Bremse to optimise maintenance process in Düsseldorf
Knorr-Bremse and North Rhine-Westphalian mass transit operator Düsseldorfer Rheinbahn have agreed to cooperate on a joint pilot project for better […]
Ctrip to collaborate with Deutsche Bahn
China’s largest travel service provider, Ctrip Group, has signed an agreement with Deutsche Bahn to enable the sales of tickets […]
AAR certifies a new sensor for tests on rail tank cars
Calgary-based TransRail Innovation Group’s (TRIG) XLoad digital sensor has been certified by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to begin […]