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Intelligent Transportation System Noida Authority plans for ATCS
for Kochi o make traffic network. The system uses
management stop line detectors and
early 1,000 that do not operate Bus operators will
private buses the scheduled have to pay `150 Tmore robust and signal changes can be
Nin the Greater trips and identify per day towards intelligent, the Noida done by the central control
Kochi area are to buses which halt the cost of installing Authority is planning to room. Traffic signals can
be GPS-enabled unnecessarily at bus and maintaining introduce Adaptive Traffic also change automatically
Control System that can
and equipped stops and instances the equipment. This manage the traffic lights based on traffic volume
with passenger of over-speeding. KMRL initiative will according to the density detected on a road. The
information system The primary purpose shortly be extended of vehicles on each of the system is equipped to
for their integration will be to keep to around 400 roads at intersections. The measure the density of
with the Kochi metro passengers informed KSRTC buses being system will have a traffic vehicles till 800 meters
and ferries. The GPS of the location of operated in the signal controller, vehicle from the intersection. It
equipment would buses on each route. Greater Kochi area, detectors, application automatically synchronises
help track buses as a pilot project. software, central control the signals as per the real-
Also to be introduced station and communication time traffic conditions.
are a journey planner
and an app that
will provide a wide
choice of multimodal
commuting options
to people, furthering
the cause of public
transport.

NFC technology for Kochi metro

he proposed introduction walk into Kochi metro, be announced in two or three Identification (RFID) devices
of discounted daily, buses and ferries. It is under months. have to be installed in buses
Tweekend and monthly development for RuPay cards. All these will closely follow operating in Greater Kochi area
passes (tourist cards) for RBI norms binding on it are the installation of GPS in after they are fitted with GPS.
travel in Kochi metro will be awaited and its technicalities private buses that operate in The Kochi-1 journey planner
followed by the induction of have to be designed based the district. Kochi-1 prepaid app too is on the anvil. The
the near field communication on the norms. The software smart cards will be enabled for KMRL and Axis Bank will jointly
(NFC) technology that will for offering discounts is being inter-modal use in another five bring out discounted season
enable commuters to just tested by Axis Bank and will months, since Radio-Frequency tickets, a prepaid option
using Kochi-1 cards currently
in vogue, which can be used
for a specified number of trips.
Once ready, commuters will
be able to avail more than the
20% discount that users of
prepaid cards now get.
The KMRL had also
announced the introduction
of monthly passes in January,
using which commuters could
avail up to 40% discount
on fares for 60 trips.
Commuters purchasing
the cards were also to get
discounts on parking fee.

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