Project Name:

Project Details: ABQ Ride Fare Collection System Upgrade

Description:

Upgrade to fare collection system to employ new technologies to improve efficiency of operations

Status:

Planned

Timeframe:

Long

Geographic Scope:

Regionwide

Service Scope

Stakeholders:

Service Packages:

Project Inventory:

On-board Transit Fare Management

• The transit vehicle shall read data from the traveler card / payment instrument presented by boarding passengers.
• The transit vehicle shall calculate the traveler's fare based on the origin and destination provided by the traveler as well as factors such as the transit routing, transit fare category, traveler history, and route-specific information.
• The transit vehicle shall have access to the complete range of transit services (routes and schedules) that are available to the traveler.
• The transit vehicle shall provide a transit fare payment interface that is suitable for travelers with physical disabilities.
• The transit vehicle shall include a database on-board the transit vehicle for use in fare processing from which the fares for all possible trips within the transit operational network can be determined.
• The transit vehicle shall provide fare statistics data to the center.

Remote Transit Fare Management

• The public interface for travelers shall provide an interface to a transit user traveler card in support of payment for transit fares, tolls, and/or parking lot charges. The stored credit value data from the card shall be collected and updated based on the fare or other charges, or the credit identity shall be collected.
• The public interface for travelers shall provide information to the center for financial authorization and transaction processing.
• The public interface for travelers shall create fare statistics data based upon data collected at a transit stop.

Transit Center Fare Management

• The center shall manage the actual value of transit fares for each segment of each regular transit route, including the transmission of the information to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• The center shall provide the capability for a system operator to manage the transit fares and control the exchange of transit fare information.
• The center shall process the financial requests from the transit vehicles or roadside and manage an interface to a Financial Institution.
• The center shall support the payment of transit fare transactions using data provided by the traveler cards / payment instruments.
• The center shall collect data on fare payment violations and send the data, including images of the violator, to the appropriate enforcement agency.
• The center shall maintain a list of invalid traveler credit identities or bad tag lists that can be forwarded to transit vehicles and transit stops or stations.
• The center shall collect fare statistics data to implement variable and flexible fare structures.
• The transit center shall manage on-line payment accounts for transit riders, including the ability to connect their transit account to a payment account.
• The center shall support the payment of transit fare transactions using data provided by the traveler payment instruments.