Posted on Dec 2, 2009 in Trainspotting
Germany’s first large-scale electronic ticketing system is being developed for the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) region. It includes the city of Frankfurt, Germany’s business and financial centre, 
and some 153 transport operators.
The population of the RMV region is over 5 million with an estimated 650 million journeys taken on public transport per year. The RMV and its partners, operate more than 3,300 buses and 600 rail and tram stations. In the future, the ticketing system will be expanded to cover the entire RMV area.
Appointed to develop the electronic ticketing system is Cubic Deutschland. The company will develop an integrated back-office computer system and provide point-of-sale terminals. Cubic is a global leader in fare collection systems and services for public transport and will also operate the system for three years.
Cubic also has contracts with RMV and other German cities to extend the use of mobile phones for electronic ticketing. Future plans will provide Germany with some of the most modern and efficient electronic ticketing in the world
Source: http://www.cubic.com/corp1/news/pr/2009/press_release_11-24-09.html
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