Init to upgrade Metrolink's ticket vending devices in Los Angeles

Init will upgrade Metrolink’s ticketing vending devices (TVDs) in Los Angeles with the stated aim of improving the rail authority’s operating efficiency and lowering costs. The project is also expected to make fare purchases easier for riders. The scope of the delivery includes 155 TVDs, seven ticket office machines and a core back-office account-based system. The TVDs will accept both cash and cashless transactions.
August 13, 2018 Read time: 1 min

511 Init will upgrade Metrolink’s ticketing vending devices (TVDs) in Los Angeles with the stated aim of improving the rail authority’s operating efficiency and lowering costs. The project is also expected to make fare purchases easier for riders.

The scope of the delivery includes 155 TVDs, seven ticket office machines and a core back-office account-based system. The TVDs will accept both cash and cashless transactions.

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