On-board Transit Fare Management

On-board systems provide fare collection using a travelers non-monetary fare medium. Collected fare data are made available to the center.

1. The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.
2. The transit vehicle shall provide a transit fare payment interface that is suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.
3. The transit vehicle shall include a database on-board the transit vehicle for use in fare processing from which the fares for all possible trips within the transit operational network can be determined.
4. The transit vehicle shall support an emergency fare structure overriding all other fares that can be activated during disasters, states of emergency or evacuations.
5. The transit vehicle shall support the support advanced payments for tolls, and/or parking lot charges, and/or transit fares via the traveler card / payment instrument.