UK rail firm Chiltern Railways on Wednesday unveiled an m-ticketing application which enables passengers to buy, instantly receive and validate tickets through an app on their mobile phone.
Working with partners Atos Origin and Masabi, Chiltern rolled out an app across Apple, Android and Java-enabled handsets, which delivers the ticket as a 2D barcode within the application. The company has invested in special scanners on gates at stations across its network to enable passengers to enter and exit as if they had a traditional ticket and also on equipment for ticket inspectors to read the mtickets.
According to the railway, for the first time, passengers arriving at a station without a ticket will be able to get through the barrier within seconds, without needing to queue at ticket offices, contact a call centre or negotiate ticket machines. The application can be used from anywhere and remembers favourite journeys and payment card details, so that travel can be made with just a few key presses.
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