Special Report: More Agencies Taking Modular Approach to Build Their Fare Systems, Shunning Single-Supplier Model

Such agencies as Transport for London, Metrolinx of Toronto and HSL of Helsinki are eschewing all-encompassing contracts with big fare-collection system vendors in favor of using multiple vendors and open architecture for their new or updated fare systems.

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More transit agencies are taking a modular approach to building their new or upgraded fare systems.

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• Table: Some agencies taking the modular approach

• Table: Pros and cons of modularity

Organizations Mentioned:

• Transport for London
• Metrolinx (Toronto)
• HSL (Helsinki)
• TransLink (Vancouver)
• Cubic
• Littlepay

Transit agencies planning to roll out new electronic fare-collection systems have typically hired automated fare-collection vendors to handle the entire projects, from supplying the validators and payments processing to building or procuring the back office and integrating the various parts into a complete system.

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