UK rail operator Chiltern Railways is to partner with travel technology company SilverRail Technologies in the development and pilot of a ticket-free travel.
This development will allow passengers to use their smartphones to detect commencement of travel and use Bluetooth to open ticket gates, automatically charging the customer the best price for their journey at the end of the day. At un-gated stations geo-location tools are used to locate the customer and the trains travelled on.
The app will also
UK rail operator Chiltern Railways is to partner with travel technology company SilverRail Technologies in the development and pilot of a ticket-free travel.
This development will allow passengers to use their smartphones to detect commencement of travel and use Bluetooth to open ticket gates, automatically charging the customer the best price for their journey at the end of the day. At un-gated stations geo-location tools are used to locate the customer and the trains travelled on.
The app will also offer personalised, real-time travel updates, commuter advice and multi-modal journey options.
This development will allow passengers to use their smartphones to detect commencement of travel and use Bluetooth to open ticket gates, automatically charging the customer the best price for their journey at the end of the day. At un-gated stations geo-location tools are used to locate the customer and the trains travelled on.
The app will also offer personalised, real-time travel updates, commuter advice and multi-modal journey options.
