Compatible Access of Multi-source Citizen Cards in Suzhou Urban Rail Transit Ticketing System

Abstract

Objective To address the compatible access issue of other types of citizen card and ticket in ticketing system during urban rail transit operation, a unified planning on the compatible access of citizen cards within Suzhou pan-urban area is required to form a comprehensive solution for the compatible access. Method Based on the current citizen card accessibility situation in Suzhou urban rail transit ticketing system, the access service of Suzhou citizen cards is sorted, and the requirements and work content of citizen cards compatible access are analyzed. The implementation difficulties and reasonable solution ideas for citizen card accessibility are analyzed from aspects including preferential policies, technical standards, ticket card structure, and three compatible access solutions are proposed based on transaction settlement methods: indirect access, direct access, and mixed access. Solutions are compared and selected regarding economy, security, and convenience, and suggestions for the specific implementation of compatible access is proposed from two aspects of standards formulation and parameterization configuration. Result & Conclusion The research and solution comparison results show that the citizen card compatible access in ticketing system involves many difficulties, requiring coordination and resolution by multiple parties; the mixed access solution takes into account both the renovation workload and the rights and interests of each accessing party, displaying strong flexibility and better applicability; developing compatible access standards for citizen cards can effectively reduce the difficulties and cost of access.

Keywords

• suzhou urban rail transit
• ticketing system
• citizen card
• compatible access