Belgian railways trial ‘check in check out’ app-based fare payments • NFCW

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By Tom Phillips ^[2] • 6 August 2021 • Updated 6 August 2021 • nfcw.com ^[3]

Fairtiq check in check out’ app-based fare payment system on a smartphone

Belgian railway operator SNCB ^[4] is to pilot an automated app-based ticketing system that uses geolocation technology to track a passenger’s journey and then calculates the fare and charges the passenger via the app after that journey is completed.

To use SNCB’s FTQ Lab ^[5] fare payment system passengers open the app when they are within 500m of their point of departure, confirm their departure station and ‘check in’ to the system by swiping a button on the app.

When they reach their destination, passengers then ‘check out’, again by swiping a button on the app.

The system uses GPS data from the passenger’s smartphone to map the journey from start to finish. It calculates the cheapest ticketing option based on a passenger’s age, the time and day of travel and whether the trip was a single or return journey. The passenger can then pay that fare through the SNCB FTQ Lab app.

The system uses a check-in/check-out system developed by Swiss technology provider Fairtiq ^[6] that is compatible with both iOS and Android devices and has also

Belgian railways trial ‘check in check out’ app-based fare payments • NFCW

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