integrated ticketing

{{Short description|Transport ticketing system}}

Integrated ticketing enables a journey involving transfers within or between different modes of transportation using a single ticket that is valid for the entire journey.{{cite web | title=Integrated Ticketing | url=http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/About-Us/Projects/Integrated-Ticketing/ | publisher=Dublin Bus | date=2008-02-07 | access-date=2009-05-07 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090424061901/http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/About-Us/Projects/Integrated-Ticketing | archive-date=2009-04-24 }} These modes include buses, trains, subways, and ferries, among others. The purpose of integrated ticketing is to promote public transport use by simplifying transitions between different modes and improving service efficiency.

In many instances, integrated ticketing is facilitated through electronic ticketing technologies such as magnetic stripe cards, smart cards or contactless smart card. Some smart card systems, such as Hong Kong’s Octopus card and Tokyo's Suica, are also used for payments beyond transportation, including goods and services.{{cite web|url=http://www.octopuscards.com/consumer/products/en/index.jsp|title=Octopus Products|publisher=Octopus Cards Limited|access-date=2009-05-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224121453/http://www.octopuscards.com/consumer/products/en/index.jsp|archive-date=2007-02-24}} While electronic methods are prevalent, certain public transport systems still utilize paper tickets, which permit transfers within a specified area or, in some cases, allow unlimited travel during designated periods, as seen with the Transperth FamilyRider in Australia.

Countries such as Switzerland have established national integrated ticketing systems that extend beyond transportation to include access to leisure destinations, museums, and other services.Example of combined ticket for entry into thermal spas, Valais, Switzerland.http://www.carpostal.ch/en/pag-startseite/pag-kundenservice/pag-postauto-in-ihrer-naehe/pag-wallis/pag-sparangebote-wallis.htm Other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sweden, have implemented similar systems within major cities and metropolitan areas.

The successful implementation of integrated ticketing requires extensive coordination and cooperation among public transport providers and technology suppliers. Political, technological, and project management challenges have contributed to significant delays in some projects. For example, the system in Sydney required a restart,{{cite news | title=Tcard: here we go again | url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/tcard-here-we-go-again/2008/07/02/1214950853856.html | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=2008-07-03 | access-date=2009-05-08}} and in Dublin, the project faced substantial delays after its initiation in 2002, with the TFI Leap Card system launching in December 2011.{{cite web | title=Integrated ticket chaos | url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2007/11/18/story28328.asp | publisher=The Sunday Business Post Online | date=2007-11-18 | access-date=2009-05-07 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Similarly, the process of replacing magnetic stripe cards with smart cards in Stockholm took several years, nearing completion after a project initiated in 2002.{{cite news | title=SL sjösatte försenat biljettsystem | newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet | url=http://www.svd.se/stockholm/nyheter/artikel_1649459.svd | publisher=SvD | date=2008-09-01 | access-date=2009-05-08 | language=sv | last1=Grahn | first1=Albin }}

Examples

Examples of integrated ticketing around the world:

=Asia Pacific=

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Area

! Transport Authority

! System Name

! Ticket Type

! Operational Since

! Transport Types

! Comment

Adelaide

| Adelaide Metro

| MetroCARD

| Smart card

| November 2012

| Buses, trains & trams

|

rowspan=2| Auckland

| rowspan=2| Auckland Transport

| AT HOP card

| Smart card

| 27 October 2012

| Buses, ferries & trains

Snapper card

| Smart card

| 2011{{cite web|title=Auckland Integrated Fares System (AIFS) Programme |url=http://www.arta.co.nz/publications-projects/projects/aucklandmanukau-eastern-transport-initiative-ameti/auckland-integrated-fares-system-aifs-programme-.html |publisher=Auckland Regional Transport Authority |access-date=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416080323/http://arta.co.nz/publications-projects/projects/aucklandmanukau-eastern-transport-initiative-ameti/auckland-integrated-fares-system-aifs-programme-.html |archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}

| Buses (NZ Bus-operated services only)

| To be phased out from April 2013

Canberra

| Transport Canberra

| MyWay

| Smart card

| February 2011

| Buses, light rail

|

Jakarta

| PT Jakarta Lingko Indonesia

| Jak Lingko

| Smart card

| December 2017

| Commuter rail, LRT, MRT, BRT, Angkot

|

Kuala Lumpur

| Land Public Transport Commission

| Touch 'n Go

| Smart card

| 1997

| Commuter rail, LRT, MRT, Monorail, BRT, Buses, Parking, Toll fare

|

Melbourne

| Public Transport Victoria

| myki

| Smart card

| 2009

| Buses, trains, trams & restricted regional rail services

| Replaced the Metcard system in the Melbourne metro area in 2012

Perth

| Transperth{{cite web | title=General Fare Information | url=http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/GeneralFareInformation/tabid/111/Default.aspx | publisher=Transperth | access-date=2009-10-23}}

| SmartRider

| Smart card

| January 2007

| Buses, ferries & trains

| Replaced the MultiRider magnetic stripe card system. Paper tickets are also available. SmartRider is also available for use in Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton & Kalgoorlie[http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/SmartRider/BuyingSmartRider/SeniorsSmartRiders/Regionaltownservicesfreetravelentitlements.aspx Regional town services] Transperth

Singapore

| Land Transport Authority

| EZ-Link

| Smart card

| 2001

| MRT (subway), bus, parking

| CEPAS-compliant EZ-Link cards have replaced original EZ-Link cards in 2009

South East Queensland

| Translink{{cite web|title=go card |url=http://www.translink.com.au/qt/transLin.nsf/Index/go |publisher=TransLink |access-date=2009-05-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428085347/http://www.translink.com.au/qt/TransLin.nsf/index/go |archive-date=April 28, 2009 }}

| go card

| Smart card

| January 2008{{cite news | title=TransLink GoCard finally launched | url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23127996-3102,00.html | publisher=couriermail.com.au | date=2008-01-29 | access-date=2009-05-08 | first=Julia | last=Phipps}}

| Buses, ferries, trams & trains

|

Sydney

| Transport for NSW

| Opal card

| Smart card

| December 2012

| Buses, ferries, light rail, trains

|

Tokyo

| JR East

| Suica

| Smart card

| November 2001

| Buses, trains, subway, monorail

|

=Europe=

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Area

! Transport Authority

! System Name

! Ticket Type

! Operational Since

! Transport Types

! Comment

Netherlands

|Trans Link Systems{{Cite web |last=ons |first=Over |title=Over ons |url=https://www.translink.nl/about |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.translink.nl}}

|OV-chipkaart{{Cite web |title=Personal OV-chipkaart - OV-Chipkaart.nl |url=https://www.ov-chipkaart.nl/en/personal-ov-chipkaart |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.ov-chipkaart.nl}}

|Smart card

|2002

|All public transport on the Dutch mainland (trains, metros, trams, buses, ferries, ships, etc.).{{Cite web |title=Personal OV-chipkaart - OV-Chipkaart.nl |url=https://www.ov-chipkaart.nl/en/personal-ov-chipkaart |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.ov-chipkaart.nl}}

|The OV-chipkaart was launched in 2002{{Cite web| last = Dekker| first = Vincent| title = OV-chip was in 1992 prachtidee| work = Trouw| access-date = 2024-03-05| date = 2008-04-22| url = https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/ov-chip-was-in-1992-prachtidee~be249b68/| language = nl}} but only fully replaced the national strippenkaart of the 1980s for buses, trams, and metro trains in 2011,{{Cite web |last=janvdm |date=2011-11-03 |title=Strippenkaart disappears from all buses, trams and metros |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2011/11/strippenkaart_disappears_from/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}} and the paper ticket system for rail travel in July 2014.{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Robin |date=2014-07-09 |title=Paper train tickets vanish |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2014/07/paper_train_tickets_vanish/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}} In 2022, a new system has been gradually rolled out called OVpay, which allows travellers to also use their bank cards, smartphones and smartwatches in addition to the already existing smart card to use the public transportation system.{{Cite web |last=Sanou |first=Hanneke |date=2023-01-26 |title=OV-chipkaart out? Pay for your train trip by phone or bank card |url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/01/ov-chipkaart-out-pay-for-your-train-trip-by-phone-or-bank-card/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=DutchNews.nl |language=en-GB}}

Greater Dublin Area

| National Transport Authority

| TFI Leap Card{{cite web | title=Great Leap forward as commuter card unveiled | url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/great-leap-forward-as-commuter-card-unveiled-2667075.html | publisher=Independent.ie | date=2011-06-11 | access-date=2011-08-13}}

| Smart card

| 2011

| Buses, trains, LUAS and the future Metro{{cite web | title=Dublin Metro North and Metro West, Republic of Ireland | url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dublin-metro/ | publisher=Kable, a trading division of Kable Intelligence Limited | access-date=2009-07-24}}

| * Integrated ticketing not currently available. Journeys involving change of bus or transfer from Luas/DART/Bus are charged as separate journeys

rowspan=2 | Greater London

| rowspan=2 | TfL{{cite web | title=What is Oyster? | url=http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/oysteronline/2732.aspx | publisher=Transport for London | access-date=2009-05-07}}

| Oyster card

| Smart card

| July 2003

| rowspan=2 | Bus, tube, trams, DLR, London Overground & most National Rail services

|

Travelcard

| Magnetic stripe ticket, or loaded into an Oyster card

| May 1983

|

Greater Stockholm

| SL{{cite web|title=Travelling with SL |url=http://sl.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=4660 |publisher=Storstockholms Lokaltrafik |access-date=2009-05-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403083948/http://sl.se/templates/Page.aspx?id=4660 |archive-date=April 3, 2010 }}

| SL-kort

| Smart card

| May 2022

| Buses, Metro, rail, tram, ferries

| Replaced the SL Access smart card system.

Lombardy (Italian region)

| Regione Lombardia

| Io Viaggio Ovunque{{in lang|it}} Io Viaggio / Io Viaggio Ovunque http://www.ioviaggio.regione.lombardia.it/

| Paper ticket / Magnet-Electronic paper ticket (SBME) / Smart Card (Io Viaggio)

| 2011

| for travel on the entire local public transport network in the region of Lombardy: urban, suburban and intercity buses, trams, subways/metro, regional trains,"Io Viaggio Ovunque in Lombardia" tickets are valid for journeys between places inside the region Lombardy only with the follows kind of trains: Regionale Veloce "RV", Regio Express "RE", Regionale / TiLo "R" (with some limitations about journeys starting or ending in Malpensa Airport stations, see .pdf files about "MXP" limitations scheme below linked), Suburbano "S", and partially for the Malpensa Express "MXP" special train ( usually are not allowed journeys from or to Malpensa Airport stations, never allowed with 1 to 7 days tickets; see limitations scheme - in Italian language - at http://www.trenord.it/media/1979484/avvisotrenord_2017_059_prosp_tab_mxp-mi_rl_new.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605082117/http://www.trenord.it/media/1979484/avvisotrenord_2017_059_prosp_tab_mxp-mi_rl_new.pdf |date=2020-06-05 }} and http://www.trenord.it/media/1979487/avvisotrenord_2017_060_prosp_tab_bellinz-_mxp_t2_rl.pdf{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} linked in web page http://www.trenord.it/it/circolazione-e-linee/le-linee/malpensa-express.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106055301/http://www.trenord.it/it/circolazione-e-linee/le-linee/malpensa-express.aspx |date=2015-01-06 }}).

1 to 7 days tickets allows use of 1st and 2nd class (The 1st class is present on almost all of "RV" and "RE" trains, very rarely on "R" trains, never on "S" trains; 1st class is also present in the "MXP" trains, but remind that with "Io Viaggio 1-7 days" tickets "MXP" trains are accessible only for journeys that not start or end at Malpensa Airport Station. Note that trains can however display in their onboard indications 1st and 2nd class zones, but this not matter if the trains are programmed for "2nd class only" by the paper form timetable in force). Monthly and more long subscription allows use of 2nd class only. boats (on Lake Iseo only), and more

| 1 to 7 days tickets can be purchased by anyone;{{cite web | title=Trenord - Single Tickets - MULTI-DAY PASSES [Io Viaggio in Lombardia] (Io Viaggio Ovunque in Lombardia, I.V.O.L., IVOL) | url=http://www.trenord.it/en/tickets/tickets.aspx | publisher=TRENORD S.r.l. | access-date=2016-11-13}} monthly and more long{{cite web | title=Trenord - Integrated Rail Passes - IO VIAGGIO OVUNQUE IN PROVINCIA/IO VIAGGIO OVUNQUE IN LOMBARDIA | url=http://www.trenord.it/en/tickets/rail-passes/integrated-rail-passes-io-viaggio-sitam.aspx | publisher=TRENORD S.r.l. | access-date=2016-11-21 | archive-date=2016-11-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121180414/http://www.trenord.it/en/tickets/rail-passes/integrated-rail-passes-io-viaggio-sitam.aspx | url-status=dead }} have different features, and require subscription that provides / enable personal smart card.

Northern Ireland

| Translink{{cite web | title=What is Oyster? | url=http://www.translink.co.uk}}

| Smartlink

| Smart card

| October 2009

| Bus In Belfast, Bus In Derry, Regional & Intercity Bus, Railways services

|

Paris

| RATP/SNCF

| Navigo pass, Mobilis/Jeunes one-day tickets

| Smart card / magnetic ticket

| 2006

| Subway, commuter rail (RER and Transilien), tramway, bus

| Replaced the Carte Orange magnetic ticket system, One-day tickets are still magnetic|

Switzerland

| Swiss Federal Railways{{cite web | title=Swiss Travel System | url=http://www.swisstravelsystem.com/ | publisher=Switzerland Travel Centre | access-date=2009-05-15}}

| Swiss Pass

| Magnetic stripe card

| 1989{{cite news | title=TRAVEL ADVISORY; City Rides Added To Swiss Pass | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/29/travel/travel-advisory-city-rides-added-to-swiss-pass.html | work=The New York Times | date=1991-09-29 | first=Alice | last=Furlaud | access-date=2010-05-05}}

| Buses, trains, ships and tramways

| See also: Fare zones of Zurich

Subotica

| Subotica-Trans{{cite web | title=Subotica-Trans | url=http://www.sutrans.rs/ | publisher=Subotica Trans | access-date=2014-07-15 | archive-date=2009-09-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918065539/http://www.sutrans.rs/ | url-status=dead }}

| SuBus

| Smart card

| 2012

| Buses

|

=North America=

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Area

! Transport Authority

! System Name

! Ticket Type

! Operational Since

! Transport Types

! Comment

Greater Toronto Area

|Metrolinx{{Cite web |date=2019-07-16 |title=PRESTO Frequently Asked Questions |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716232556/https://www.ttc.ca/Fares_and_passes/PRESTO/FAQ.jsp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=web.archive.org}}

|Presto card

|Smart card

|2009

|Subway, commuter rail (GO Transit) tramways, buses.

|

See also

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