BMTC to Introduce Android Based Ticketing System Replacing Machines
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to come up with an Android-based ticketing system that will allow commuters to buy tickets through digital wallets.
With this launch, its 10,000 electronic ticketing machines will be replaced and to begin with, the system is being tried out in 200 buses.
“Our conductors have started using the new devices in 200 buses. We will scale it up after rectifying the glitches,” V Ponnuraj, BMTC’s managing director said.
The basic objective behind this is to provide payment options for commuters, who can now buy a ticket only by paying cash. There are no plans to allow ticket purchases through debit cards because of several technical challenges and RBI guidelines.
“The ticketing machine, Ingenico, can also validate bus passes, i...