Barranquilla: intelligent fare collection system in public transport - Barranquilla - Colombia

The smart collection project in the Collective Public Transport (TPC) of Barranquilla and its metropolitan area advances with the socialization of the same to the companies that provide this service.

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TPC organizations, linked to the operator Opecaribe, such as Sodetrans, Transdíaz, La Carolina, Trasalfa, Red Fleet, Lolaya, Transportes Monterrey, Trasalianco, Cootrasol and Cootrasnconsur, supported the fleet readiness stage.

This was announced by the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barranquilla (AMB), which explained that this fact corresponds to the phase prior to the entry into operation of the intelligent collection system, fleet controlinformation and communications (Sibus).

According to the AMB, the project will come into operation in the second half of this year and the current stage consists of the installation of collection devices, fleet control and modems that will provide free Wi-Fi to users.

Within the framework of this meeting, the director of the AMB, Libardo García, shared with the companies the procedure that will be used for the selection of the technological operator that will support and maintenance to Sibus.

The operator selection process

We agreed to continue with the installation phase in the entire fleet of buses that make up the Opecaribe companies.

As indicated, this process is the responsibility of the TPC companies, as provided in metropolitan resolution 258 of 2021, Sibus regulations.

“We agreed to continue with the installation phase in the entire fleet of buses that make up the Opecaribe companies and to continue advancing in the selection of the technological operator, a process that is in charge of the TPC transport companies,” said the official. .

For their part, the managers of the TPC companies proposed construction strategies of informative spaces tending to the socialization of the Sibus towards the different actors of the project, users, owners, drivers, among others.

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The other socializations

It should be remembered that, prior to this meeting, a similar meeting was held with managers, board members and owners of Operator One companieswhich make up about 60 percent of the TPC fleet.

After both socializations, the turn was with the Asotracol group, made up of five companies interested in becoming a new operator that would join this service model.

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