Yekaterinburg Metro
Equipping 9 Yekaterinburg metro stations with modern Contour EK smart fare payment control turnstiles. Deployment of a unified equipment condition monitoring system.
On December 28, 2023, Infomatika's new high-tech smart fare control turnstiles were put into operation at the Ploshchad 1905 Goda metro station in Yekaterinburg. The equipment at the rest of the eight stations of the Urals capital will be further updated before the end of 2024.
Specially for the Yekaterinburg metro, we have developed a new smart payment control turnstile model Contour EK with extra-height leaves (1.2 m). The turnstile is made of stainless steel and tempered glass, equipped with built-in readers, a large color display, and intelligent light indication. Access can be paid by transport and bank cards, including the Uralochka social card, by smartphone using the SberPay and Mir Pay applications, as well as by classic tokens. Other payment methods are also under development. Thus, tokens will be replaced with QR-coded tickets by the end of 2024. Card payment technology is based on the Transport processing platform of the National Payment Card System.
As part of the project, Infomatika is responsible for the full range of work to install, commission, and integrate the equipment with the I-Set transport operator system and the Udobny Marshrut fare payment system.
1. Development, manufacture and installation of Contour EK double-leaved smart turnstiles (121 posts) made of stainless steel and extra-high (1.2m) tempered glass leaves. The built-in readers enable paying for travel with a transport, bank or social card, as well as using the SberPay and Mir Pay applications.
2. Upgrading the existing token-based one-time pass payment system to the QR-coded ticket payment system. For a smoother transition, the company proposed a solution to embed the current token receivers into the new turnstile, followed by a full transition to a QR ticket.
3. Implementation of a unified monitoring system that covers all turnstiles and allows the online monitoring of the equipment operability and carry out repairs on a timely basis as necessary.
4. Integration. With the support of Sberbank and in partnership with the I-Set transport operator and the Udobny Marshrut fare payment system, the city residents were given the long–awaited opportunity to pass through all metro turnstiles using transport and bank cards, including the Uralochka social card and phone - using the SberPay and Mir Pay applications.
In terms of specific passenger throughput per station and per kilometer, it consistently ranks fourth in Russia, giving way to the Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk subways. The average passenger throughput in 2023 amounted to 44.7 million people.
