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Smartphone commuter rail ticketing system launched

Customers in Massachusetts Bay on the US east coast can now purchase and then display rail tickets and passes using the MBTA mTicket app for iPhone and Android. Blackberry devices will also be supported soon. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi US, the transit mobile ticketing provider, jointly announced the launch of the US’ first full smartphone commuter rail ticketing system. The tickets are displayed on the phone’s screen as an encrypted barcode and as a human readable ticket.
January 15, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Customers in Massachusetts Bay on the US east coast can now purchase and then display rail tickets and passes using the 7091 MBTA mTicket app for iPhone and Android. Blackberry devices will also be supported soon.

5200 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) and Masabi US, the transit mobile ticketing provider, jointly announced the launch of the US’ first full smartphone commuter rail ticketing system. The tickets are displayed on the phone’s screen as an encrypted barcode and as a human readable ticket. The new system uses Masabi’s JustRide system, a comprehensive mTicketing solution. All transactions are secured using its award-winning encryptME security system that has been validated to US government standards.

“Customers will now have the ability to purchase tickets without waiting in lines meaning they get more time back in their day and more control over their commute,” said MassDOT secretary and CEO, Richard A Davey.

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