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  • 03-11-19

    Qatar to launch most advanced new public transport system in 2020

    (MENAFN) Qatar's new public transport system, the Integrated Automated Fare Collection and Ticketing System for public transportation, which is expected to be completed and operational by 2020, is one of the most advanced solutions in the world, Gulf Business Machines Qatar"s (GBM Qatar) General Manager Soubhi Chebib (pictured) has said. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) in March announced its partnership with GBM Qatar and Singapore-based MSI Global for the new system which will provide a unified ticketing mechanism for public transport within Qatar"s internal transportation network, latest credit card payment technologies in addition to payment via smartphones and smartwatches.

    Ticketing system and unified fare collection will be included in the project, which will allow public transit users to use a single ticket for all means of transport such as the metro, the Lusail Rail Transit (LRT) system, buses, taxis, and marine transport.

    Chebib said in an interview with The Peninsula on the sidelines of Qitcom 2019 which concluded in Doha recently "What's being implemented here is one of the most advanced solutions in the world. You can use a single ticket when riding in any public transportation across Qatar, and you can also use the same transportation ticket when buying food from a restaurant. You can also shop with this ticket,"

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