OSPT Alliance welcomes Russian AFC systems integrator Udobny Marshrut

OSPT Alliance has increased its presence in Russia welcoming Udobny Marshrut, an automated fare collection (AFC) systems integrator, as its latest full member.

Moscow based Udobny Marshrut has become the latest full member of the OSPT Alliance. The company plans to integrate the association’s CIPURSE™ open standard into its GetFare AFC Solution.

Udobny Marshrut will integrate the association’s open standard into its GetFare AFC Solution

Udobny Marshrut already has a significant presence in the Russian AFC market. It offers the GetFare AFC solution, which has been implemented across 13 different regions in Russia by over 300 different transit companies and which accounts for over seven million issued contactless cards.

Since December 2015, GetFare has supported OSPT Alliance’s CIPURSE™ open standard. Further information about the standard can be read here.

Alexander Komarov, Chief Technical Officer at Udobny Marshrut comments: “GetFare and AFC technology have gained a huge amount of traction in Russia, providing dramatic cost reductions for transit authorities and increased efficiency for passengers. We have joined OSPT Allliance as we recognize the importance of an open and flexible standard to continue our leadership in this area. Over the next 12 months we intend to complete a development project using CIPURSE cards and ultimately pursue a wide scale implementation across all of the regions which we operate in.”

OSPT Alliance’s Executive Director, Laurent Cremer, concludes: “OSPT Alliance’s long term vision is to create a global, multi-provider community for transport. Russia has one of the world’s largest public transport networks – our presence in such a significant market is integral to accomplishing this goal. I am pleased to welcome Udobny Marshrut and to support its efforts in integrating CIPURSE into the GetFare solution.”