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Ticket Machine Repair Network

Environmental challenge(s) met
Air Quality
Carbon and Energy Management

Country:
Czech Republic

City:
Brno

Outline of project:
In order to improve the quality of its public transport, the city of Brno introduced a new system that ensured that defective public transport ticket machines were attended to promptly. By fitting ticket machines with a system of wireless modems, they are now able to automatically inform the transport authority of any problems; meaning that defects to be fixed quickly and efficiently increasing the use of public transport within the City.

What stage is the project at?
In Production

Monitored output to date? Or potential output if not project not yet live?
Since the introduction of the system, the City has experienced a 5% increase in ticket sales; a 50% reduction in defective ticket machines; and a 33% reduction in 'dead time' for ticket machines.

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