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Mobile ticketing without NFC rolled out with new Chiltern Railways app

Britain’s first comprehensive rail ticketing system using the mobile phone has been launched using barcode and ticket image representations. It is set to be the UK standard.

01 June 2011
Thomas Ableman of Chiltern (left) with system developer Ben Whittaker of Masabi
Thomas Ableman of Chiltern (left) with system developer Ben Whittaker of Masabi
Scanning the mTicket on a new optical reader. The ticket is also displayed visually on the phone for manual inspection.
Scanning the mTicket on a new optical reader. The ticket is also displayed visually on the phone for manual inspection.

 

Chiltern Railways has launched a pioneering new approach to mobile phone ticketing with an integrated system that enables passengers to buy, instantly receive and validate tickets by barcode through an app on their mobile phone. Introduced ahead of an NFC capability, it is ready to embrace that element too

Passengers who have bought mTickets with Chiltern through their mobiles are able to get through barriers equipped with optical barcode readers within seconds, without needing to queue at...

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