Denmark trials contactless mobile transport ticketing platform

Danish public transport fare system provider Rejsekort & Rejseplan (RKRP) is trialling a hands-free automated app-based mobile ticketing system on bus and train services in Denmark’s North Jutland region.

The automated app-based ticketing solution that RKRP is testing with transport services provider Nordjyllands Trafikselskab uses GPS data from a passenger’s smartphone to track their journey in order to calculate the fare and charge the passenger via the app when they complete that journey.

The app recognises the distance travelled based on the device’s location data and charges the customer the best possible fare for the journey. For example, if the cost of a single journey exceeds the price of a one-day pass, the customer pays the cheapest of the two fares.