Transportation Payment by using Smart Card

Abstract

Abstract: It is often notice in a public transportation that the conductor face a lot of problems in collecting the fare from the passengers. Money handling and returning the access amount to the passengers after deducting the fare amount, inspecting a travel pass becomes complex when the congestion that is the number of passengers are very large in numbers is high and this complexity cannot be managed effectively. Productivity in the urban areas is much dependent on how efficient the transport system is to move a travelling groups from multiple origins to multiple destinations. Importance of this smart system helps in enhancing the process and increases the efficiency of fare collection and congestion management. The system consist of a scanner system to scan the smart card which can be topped up by the recharge centers and GPS module to track the distance travel by the passengers. Thus amount gets deducted from the passenger’s smart card for only the distance travel. This enhances the proper utilization of the resources , reduces time and serves to be economic for the citizens.