Cubic Transportation Systems has been awarded a contract option worth US$39m (£28.5m) by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to upgrade the fare payment system for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.
This contract expands phase four of the OMNY contract with MTA to upgrade legacy systems to a new account-based contactless fare payment system for New York City transit, MTA bus and railroads.
“We are excited to continue our partnership with MTA and begin the work to deliver a contactless fare payment system for all riders on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad,” said Steve Brunner, senior vice president and general manager of North America, East for Cubic Transportation Systems.
For phase four, Cubic will install vending machines and ticket office machines for the sale of fare media to travel on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad.
Once deployed, riders on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad will have access to an account-based, fare payment system allowing customers to leverage various payment options associated with OMNY, such as a mobile app, digital wallets, contactless bank cards and MTA-issued contactless transit cards.
When completed, OMNY will provide customers with multiple 24/7 self-service options for managing their accounts and options to purchase and reload fare media online, at local retailers and at the railroads and NYC transit stations.
Cubic was selected in 2017 to design and build the OMNY system for MTA.
Cubic is an official partner of the inaugural Road User Charging Conference Americas, a brand-new virtual conference taking place on 10-11 March 2021 that will highlight the latest tolling technologies and road pricing projects being implemented in countries throughout North and South America.
Marc Deflin, vice president of business development for road user charging at Cubic Transportation Systems, is one of many headline speakers confirmed for this unmissable two-day online event.
Click on the logo below to learn more about Road User Charging Conference Americas, from the speakers and agenda, to the partners and how to register your interest.
