Smart card is a system used as a substitute to cash and ticket to pay mass transport fares. The smart card system can be used for such applications as turnstile, access through reading, and payment. Such systems can use one or more types of cards.

• Touch free smart cards are for continuous applications
• Magnetic cards are for daily applications
• Double interface and magnetic band smart cards are for mixed
• Smart token cards (touch free)
• Ultra light Mifare cards (touch free)

The best choice for prevention of forgery and dodgers is touch free smart cards.
Advantages of this system for the transport authority:

• Mass transportation services can be scheduled, managed and reported.
• Different fares can be collected for different distances. This system works on data downloaded from a satellite, without requiring control input from the driver or engineer.
• Transport authority can arrange campaigns at certain hours of the day to re-route change points and traffic volume, and discount rates for complementary lines.
• Such statistical data as the number of passengers who embark the system at each stop or station, demographic structure, applicable tariffs, etc. can be monitored on-line.
• Detailed reports about duration of the shifts of drivers or engineers, their daily mileage or number of tours, etc.
• Such statistical data can be used for lowering the mass transport system’s costs.
• Number of passengers embarking and disembarking at every stop or station can be monitored on-line to calculate the occupation ratio of every vehicle or train and to find out fare dodgers.
• The smart card system ensures the drivers not to communicate with passengers.
• Mass transport authority can use the cards to give information about the city.
• This system is environment-friendly thanks to the fact that paper tickets will not be used.

Advantages of this system for passengers:

• Passengers can use the units of their cards any time they want without being subject to any time limit.
• Fares are automatically charged for the distance traveled.
• Passengers can enjoy certain discounts at change points.
• Discount campaigns can be arranged at certain periods of the day.
• Next station is announced in audio-visual format.
• Should a passenger loses his/her smart card, he/she can obtain a new card and can have the remaining units of his/her lost card on his/her new card.
• The smart card system ensures the drivers not to communicate with passengers.
• Passengers can give an automatic payment instruction to ensure their cards to be charged with units at all times.
• Passengers can use their credit cards to pay fares with touch free system.
• Smart card can be used for paying bills at member restaurants, power utility, water utility, natural gas utility, etc.

 


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