Datamatics announced that it is servicing India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) facilitating an end-to-end Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for Namo Bharat RapidX train by NCRTC for Delhi-Meerut priority Corridor.
The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor cuts through one of the most densely populated sections of the National Capital Region, connecting Delhi to Uttar Pradesh. Datamatics TruFare – an end-to-end Automatic Fare Collection Solution suite is implemented for the 82 km long Delhi-Meerut Corridor. It includes design, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of the complete fare collection system. It consists of automatic fare gates, ticket readers, ticket vending machines, ticket office machines, hand-held ticketing devices integration with banks for Rupay NCMC contactless card payments, and interfacing with other systems for passenger enablement.
The AFC System supports QR-code paper and mobile tickets, EMV/ RuPay open loop contactless cards based on NCMC standards.
Datamatics TruFare enables RapidX with the first-of-its-kind multiclass journey in an urban RRTS system in India.
Rahul Kanodia, Vice Chairman and CEO of Datamatics expressed, “Automatic Fare Collection is a key focus area for Datamatics. Over the years, we have successfully worked on over 30 AFC projects globally, including high-traffic cities like London, New York, Melbourne, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Datamatics also recently implemented its AFC solution for the city of Memphis in the USA. In India, we have successfully executed AFC solution on a turnkey basis for the Mumbai Metro, Lucknow Metro, Kolkata Metro, and Shri Mata Vaishnav Devi shrine cable car in Jammu.”