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Author: The Emilia-Romagna Region around Bologna in Northern Italy will introduce a state-of-the art contactless fare collection system during 2002, reports Heather Allen |
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Date Posted: Friday, April 18, 09:19:48pm In reply to: RESTRICTION OF AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC IN THE HISTORICALCENTER 's message, "BOLOGNA BOLOGNA, ITALY" on Friday, April 18, 09:05:30pm http://www.itsinternational.com/mag/dec01chips.htm Chips with bolognese The Emilia-Romagna Region around Bologna in Northern Italy will introduce a state-of-the art contactless fare collection system during 2002, reports Heather Allen Electronic ticketing has developed rapidly over the last few years and contactless chipcards are probably now the preferred method of automatic fare collection for public transport applications, certainly for stored-value or period travelcards. The region around Bologna will positively bristle with smartcards during 2002. The process begins in February with the 6th UITP (International Association of Public Transport) Conference on Automatic Fare Collection – entitled 'New horizons in public transport with smartcards'. The region itself will introduce smartcard ticketing for all public transport trips sometime during the year and local transport operator ATC, Trasporti Pubblici Bologna is currently putting together the tender for the project. Results of trials carried out in Modena with magnetic strip technology between 1992 and 1998 were positive and the whole area will come on board with the new system, including cities such as Parma, Ferrara, Ravenna and Rimini. This ambitious project brings together all the major transport actors – bus and light rail as well as the interurban and regional railways – serving an area of 22,000 km2. As the cost of equipment for contactless smart 'media' is about 50% higher than that of its magnetic counterpart, there have to be some convincing arguments for change. But the benefits are clear. Passengers gain a truly intermodal offer, with an easy new fare structure linked to the advantages of smartcard technology. Operators gain information on passenger journey habits, extended use with other partners eg banks, and maintenance costs as much as 50% less than for magnetic stripe technology. The global project figure of around €2.5 millions mean that several partners needed to get together. With 234 million bus passengers a year combined with the daily rail passenger figures, about 500 million smartcards are expected to be issued in the first year. All tickets will be smart except those for single journeys, which will remain paper during the first phase. To respond to any of these issues please Email the editor. Click here to view our Features index [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |