Delhi Metro’s Phase III became operational, for which Thales has successfully delivered the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems on the first section.
After the successful deployment of the AFC system for Phase I & II, the company has been working on the project to provide AFC systems for Phase III (79 stations) of the network. Ushering in an innovation in fare collection to India, Thales has installed its new-generation ticket gates Dream Gates on two stations of the Delhi Metro.
Dream Gates allow passengers to travel using QR code on their mobile phones, a first in India. Contactless ticketing technology provides fare-paying passengers with smooth, rapid ticket. With the Dream Gates solution from Thales, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has become the first public transport operator in India to introduce gates with 3D camera technology for passenger control. Based on over 30 years of research and development in pursuit of improved platform gate functionality, the Dream Gate offers station providers increased rates of passenger flow along with the best protection against fraud.
The Delhi Metro Phase III project is currently in progress and will enable DMRC to transport more than 4 million passengers per day. After full implementation of the Phase III AFC contract, Thales will have deployed about 3,000 gates, 1,000 Ticket Office Machines and 1,000 Ticket Vending Machines, making the Delhi Metro one of the largest AFC deployments worldwide.
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