The services, along with EMV-enabled validators, serve as the backbone for contactless EMV fare payment systems, also known as open loop, which allows riders to pay for transit by tapping the same credit or debit card they use to buy groceries or a cup of coffee.
The initiative is in line with TfL’s new “quieter times to travel” information to help people feel safer using transport amid the pandemic.
As agencies look to make the move to an electrified future, there are steps that need to be negotiated until that dream becomes a reality.
The program includes completion of the multi-year platform reconstruction effort at 20 outdoor rail stations and several large-scale construction projects, including a major rehabilitation of the Yellow Line’s Potomac River tunnel and bridge crossing.
This investment will look to accelerate Masabi’s product development and add new deployments of Justride in North and South America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.