Thales to supply ticketing system for India’s Gurgaon Metro

Thales has been awarded a contract to implement a ticketing system for the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, a new metro transit system in the city of Gurgaon, connected to Delhi metro.
March 26, 2012 Read time: 1 min
596 Thales has been awarded a contract to implement a ticketing system for the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon, a new metro transit system in the city of Gurgaon, connected to Delhi metro. The company will deliver the complete automatic fare collection system for what is India’s first fully privately financed metro and will develop a central back office system, manufacture and install 72 automatic gates and associated IT systems in all stations.

With a length of 6.1 km including six stations, the planned route for the Rapid MetroRail will connect to the Delhi Metro at Sikanderpur, bringing the satellite city closer to the national capital.

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