Cubic wins mobile ticketing contract for Rhein-Sieg Region, Germany

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) has been awarded a mobile ticketing contract for Germany’s Rhein-Sieg area which includes Cologne, to enable customers to purchase tickets and manage their online accounts. It will support transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB) is valued €920,000 (£819,000) for five years plus an estimated €600,000 (£534,000) in transaction fees.
November 24, 2017 Read time: 2 mins
378 Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) has been awarded a mobile ticketing contract for Germany’s Rhein-Sieg area which includes Cologne, to enable customers to purchase tickets and manage their online accounts. It will support transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB) is valued €920,000 (£819,000) for five years plus an estimated €600,000 (£534,000) in transaction fees.


The solution was selected following a competitive Europe-wide bid which began in January 2017 by KVB, the local transport operator for all transport operators within Rhein-Sieg Transport Authority, which is responsible for the Cologne and Bonn region.

CTS’s mobile ticketing solution and online shop is expected to be operational in early 2019.

Stefan Jacobs, managing director, CTS Deutschland GmbH, said: “Cubic is delighted to have been awarded this new mobile ticketing contract, which follows the region’s largest competitive tender in many years. This contract expands our presence in Germany beyond Frankfurt and we’re thrilled to work with KVB to deliver a fast, easy-to-use, mobile app-based system for customers in the Rhein-Sieg area.”

Peter Hofmann, KVB board member, said: “Together with Cubic, we want to take a step further towards a modern multimodal and digital mobility platform, both in Cologne and throughout the entire region. Environmentally friendly mobility should become increasingly attractive, simple and comfortable for our customers.”

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Cubic to address mobility-as-a-service Realities at MaaS Market Conference
    March 22, 2017
    Andy Taylor, strategy director for Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), is to speak on the convenience of mobility as a service (MaaS) at the MaaS Market: Concept to Delivery conference. The event, organised by ITS International, will be held in London from 22-23 March and will bring together experts in the transportation and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) industries to discuss and formulate the future of MaaS worldwide. Taylor will present at the session entitled The MaaS transformation: How
    Read More
  • Iteris wins $1m traffic SaaS contract in California
    March 14, 2024
    Ventura County Transportation Commission will use product to improve regional mobility
    Read More
  • Cubic adds NextBus to solutions portfolio
    January 25, 2013
    Cubic Transportation Systems has broadened its portfolio of transportation solutions with the acquisition of NextBus from Webtech Wireless. The US-based integrator of payment and information technology and services for intelligent travel solutions says the acquisition also positions NextBus to accelerate its growth by leveraging Cubic's global presence and customer base. NextBus is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that accurate, real-time arrival information for buses, subways and trains. The system
    Read More
  • Norbit ITS contracted by NPRA to deliver more than 100,000 toll tags
    November 21, 2017
    The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has awarded Norbit ITS the first contract under a four-year frame agreement to deliver more than 100,000 toll tags to Norwegian AutoPass System during the first quarter of 2018. The value of the contract is undisclosed. NPRA purchases the tags on behalf of the various tolling operators, and each contract is awarded in competition with other suppliers. Norbit holds a market share of more than 70% for the toll tags in the Norwegian AutoPass system and the
    Read More

Highlighted Content