Cashless payments in Münster with e-ticketing solution from IVU

Stadtwerke Münster orders 400 validators and associated software

As one of the first public transport operators in Germany, Stadtwerke Münster will be introducing electronic ticketing at the beginning of 2012. It is expected that the cashless payment solution will make public transport services more convenient, more economical, and more environmentally friendly. The public utility has placed an order with IVU Traffic Technologies AG for 400 electronic validators together with the associated software for ticket sales and background settlement – IVU.ticket and IVU.fare. By the end of 2012, all the utility's bus passengers will be using the new chip cards and e-ticketing service.

No more waiting to pay the driver, no fumbling for change, and always paying the most economical fare – all this will soon be reality in Münster. With the introduction of the e-ticketing system from IVU, passengers will find it considerably more convenient to travel on the 160 buses operating in Münster. In September 2010 the public utility announced its innovative payment project at a
conference of the nationwide eTicket promotion initiative. In January 2011, the decision was taken in favour of the IVU systems. The e-ticketing solution from IVU will not only make payments on Münster's buses considerably quicker and easier, but will also offer potential savings. IVU.fare always determines the best tariff option for each passenger. For example, if somebody uses the transport services of Stadtwerke Münster several times on the same day, then instead of paying for a number of single tickets, the customer will be charged for a more economical day ticket. The calculation is made completely automatically to the benefit of the customer, so that passengers do not have to be familiar with all the details of the fare system.

Another advantage of e-ticketing is that it increases the punctuality of the bus services. Thanks to the IVU.validator, passengers can check in quickly, and the time-consuming cash payment of fares to the driver is no longer necessary. This minimises the delays caused by ticket purchases, so that services will be able to run on time.

“The investment in the latest e-ticketing technologies will soon pay for itself,” predicts Dr Henning Müller-Tengelmann, CFO of Stadtwerke Münster. “It will allow us to offer the passengers a better service which is both more economical and considerably more convenient. Satisfied passengers, and at the same time less traffic on the roads and therefore a reduction in the impact on the environment – this will be possible with the introduction of modern e-ticketing systems.”

Münster marks the start of what will soon become a nationwide development. More and more regions are re-equipping, so that in a few years time cashless payments with a personal chip card will be the standard for many public transport associations.

Contact:

Madlen Dietrich
Corporate Communications
IVU Traffic Technologies AG
Bundesallee 88, 12161 Berlin,
Germany
Tel +49 30 85906-386
E-mail: Madlen.Dietrich(at)ivu.de
www.ivu.de

IVU Traffic Technologies AG has been working for more than thirty years with some 300 software engineers to ensure that transport in the world’s major cities operates reliably and on time. People and vehicles in expanding cities are continually on the move – a logistical challenge which calls for intelligent and reliable software systems. The standardised software products of the IVU.suite and tailor-made IT solutions are used to plan, optimise and control the scheduling of vehicle fleets and personnel. Other systems support the choice of branch locations or ensure that election results are determined correctly.

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