Consortium bags contract for Philippines tap-and-go ticketing

The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) in the Philippines has awarded the first of its many projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) program to a joint venture led by the Ayala and Metro Pacific groups. The award is for the automatic fare collection system (AFCS), a tap-and-go ticketing scheme for the light rail transit (LRT) and metro rail transit (MRT) rail systems, which it is hoped will cut queuing time and allowing seamless transfers from one rail line to another. A
February 3, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) in the Philippines has awarded the first of its many projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) program to a joint venture led by the Ayala and Metro Pacific groups.

The award is for the automatic fare collection system (AFCS), a tap-and-go ticketing scheme for the light rail transit (LRT) and metro rail transit (MRT) rail systems, which it is hoped will cut queuing time and allowing seamless transfers from one rail line to another.

Announcing the award, DOTC secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya said: “This is part of the DOTC’s effort to improve our services at the LRT and the MRT.”

Under the concession agreement, the AFCS ticketing scheme will be fully integrated into the LRT and MRT systems by September 2015.

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