NEW JERSEY Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) has launched a three-month smartphone ticketing pilot on the Pascack Valley commuter rail line, which will be used to evaluate the technology before a wider rollout across the NJ Transit rail network.
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has awarded Thales a four-year contract to maintain ticket validation equipment on the Transilien suburban network in Paris and surrounding departments.
CITY of Edinburgh Council has selected Parkeon Transit to supply the complete fare collection system for the city's light rail line, the final major contract to be awarded for the £776m project.
TRIALS have begun in Sydney of the new Opal contactless public transport smartcard system, which is being installed by the Cubic-led Pearl consortium under a $A 370m ($US 398m) contract awarded in May 2010.
SWEDISH national passenger operator SJ announced on November 30 it has concluded a commercial agreement with Amadeus to distribute SJ products through Amadeus Global Rail Sales Platform.
DUTCH passenger operators NS Passenger, Syntus, and Veolia have launched a joint initiative that uses a smartphone app to encourage passengers to travel outside peak periods.
NEW YORK Metropolitan Transportation Authority and mobile ticketing developer Masabi are poised to begin testing a smartphone app that will allow Metro North commuter rail passengers to purchase tickets electronically and use their device as proof of payment.
TRENITALIA has signed a distribution agreement with transaction processor Amadeus, which will allow Trenitalia tickets to be sold through all Amadeus sales channels around the world.
SCOTTISH transport minister Mr Keith Brown set out the government's plans for the future development of the Scotland's rail network yesterday, pledging a £5bn investment between 2014 and 2019 and reform of the ScotRail franchise.
THE New South Wales (NSW) coalition government has allocated $A 13.2bn ($US 13.06bn) to public transport and roads in its 2012-13 budget, which was announced on June 12.
