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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Barranquilla with a new public transport system - Barranquilla - Colombia

Managers, members of boards of directors and owners of Operator One, whose companies make up 60 percent of the collective public transport fleet that operates in Barranquilla and its metropolitan area, began the work tables in which progress is made to publicize and implement the smart collection system (Sibus).

The new system, which includes electronic collection, fleet control, information and communications for users, should start operating during the second half of this year.

“Installations of devices of this system financed with resources from the Ministry of ICT and the Quality Factor have been carried out in the companies Alianza Sodis (Sodetrans and Transdiaz), Coolitoral, La Carolina and Cootrab”, announced a District spokesman.

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According to the work schedule, the installations will continue during March and April with the companies Embusa, Flota Angulo, Cootrantico, Trasalfa, Cooasoatlan, Monterrey and Flota Roja. In the month of May, coverage should cover the 24 companies in the city.

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The benefits go beyond the aspect of providing the service to issues such as citizen security by eliminating cash on board the bus

“It seeks to improve the user experience with technological tools typical of smart cities in the use of public transport, making life easier with technology, promoting alliances between companies that provide benefits such as transfer between routes, compliance with the frequencies of service, Wi-Fi on board the buses and a mobile application to find out what time your bus leaves and which is the route that best serves you to reach your destination”, said Libardo García, director of the Metropolitan Area of ​​Barranquilla.

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“The benefits go beyond the aspect of providing the service to issues such as citizen security by eliminating cash on board the bus and road safety by allowing the driver to concentrate on their main activity, which is driving,” added the official.

Over the next few weeks, the AMB will continue with socialization and agreement actions, offering support to the different actors involved in the plan.

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