Rail Delivery Group Selects Unicard to Deliver Smart Rail Ticketing for Multiple UK Train Operators

Unicard Signals Expansion into Rail Sector with Industry First Cloud-Based, Multi-Tenanted HOPS Configured to Support 17 Train Operators at Launch.

Unicard LTD, an established provider of smart ticketing and payment solutions to the public and commercial transport sectors, today announced that the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) will deploy its fully managed HOPS (Host or Operator Processing System) to support the smart ticketing requirements of Train Operating Companies (TOCs) across the UK. The Unicard HOPS solution as a cloud-hosted, multi-tenanted platform is the first of its kind in the rail sector. When used by multiple TOCs, it is secure, scalable and supports multi-modal ticketing across rail and other forms of public transport.

The multi-tenanted HOPS will allow RDG and the TOCs to streamline the processing of smart rail tickets, monitor travel patterns and reduce costs. At the time of launch, Unicard’s solution will consolidate the HOPS of 17 different TOCs onto a centralised system, with scalability built in to accommodate future growth as the changes with the transition to Great British Railways (GBR) come online. The interoperable system provides RDG and the TOCs with a flexible, scalable cloud infrastructure, to manage and process all ITSO accredited smart ticket products, transactions and passenger journeys.

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