2024-08-13 12:16:56
Get on the bus without a ticket and pay later – SBB wants to expand Easyride
In the future, the registration of train passengers will be automated. SBB has been awarded the corresponding contract.
Currently, the trip still needs to be started in the SBB app for Easyride to work.
Photo: Christian Beutler (Keystone)
die Easyride feature in the SBB app It is becoming increasingly popular. Before starting your public transport journey, you check in by swiping your card and check out again at the end of your journey. The app then automatically calculates the cheapest fare. SBB retendered the contract as the contract with the current supplier, Fairtiq, was about to expire.
The system behind Easyride will now be expanded to include new services, Reported by IT Insider“We cannot disclose the specific details of the adjustments at this time,” an SBB spokesman told the industry magazine.
Doesn’t Easyride have a swipe action?
According to Inside IT, a look at the tender documents shows which elements are “models of what can be expected in the future.” For one thing, trip records can be used to inform and guide passengers in the event of rail disruptions. Better first- and last-mile connections (such as bike, car, and electric scooter sharing) are also under consideration.
Another idea involves automated ticketing. The proposed innovation envisions the app automatically identifying when a passenger enters or leaves public transport. This would no longer require swiping through the app.
SBB expects Easyride to achieve high growth
The contract was awarded to: mercury The service providers were Axon Vibe, Fairtiq and Schweidt & Bachmann, with Axon Vibe taking first place due to its low price. The advertised prices of the quotations received ranged from 18.7 to 51.2 million francs. The contents of these service packages could not be found in the tender documents or SBB. “Inside IT” continued.
As stated in the tender, SBB expects Easyride to achieve high growth. Currently, the channel handles around 80,000 trips per day and around 380,000 customers per month. SBB expects sales to at least double again by 2030.
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