RMV ticket just three clicks away by mobile phone

RMV HandyTicket even more innovative and convenient thanks to NFC technology / Launch in Frankfurt with partners Nokia and T-Systems / Trial participants get latest NFC mobile phone.

Following the successful year-long pilot of the RMV HandyTicket in Frankfurt with over 5000 users, the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund transport network (RMV) is now ready to trial the next phase linking in with the global futuristic technology of Near Field Communication (NFC). The search is on for 300 customers who will test the new innovative solution in the next few months using the Nokia 6131 NFC mobile telephone.

The RMV transport network teamed up with Nokia and T-Systems to develop the system which is now being piloted in the city of Frankfurt am Main in collaboration with local public transport companies Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt and traffiQ Frankfurt and with mobile advertising specialist Ströer Deutsche Städte Medien GmbH. Those taking part in the trial need only to touch one of the passive radio chips at any given stop with an NFC-capable mobile phone in order to buy a ticket or to ask about bus and train departure times and their request will be processed in a matter of seconds. Initially 59 selected stops in Frankfurt will be fitted with some 600 passive radio chips or so-called “ConTags”. These are installed on the masts and ticket machines at the relevant stops. By touching the “ConTag” with an NFC-capable mobile telephone it is possible to buy a ticket in just three clicks. In contrast to the original RMV HandyTicket users no longer need to manually open the mobile ticket program installed on their mobile phone beforehand. The simple act of touching the “ConTag” at the stop automatically opens the RMV HandyTicket program for ticket purchase. One particularly convenient feature for passengers is that the start of journey location is entered automatically, leaving only the destination tariff zone to be selected. Another advantage is the ease with which users can download the current timetable for the stop in a matter of seconds, also by touching the “ConTag”. If there is no “ConTag”, the start and end stop can be entered manually as before...

For more information about the RMV-HandyTicket, see downloads on this page.