摘要 |
<p>A method of distributing ticket fare income between a number of transportation entities is described. The transportation entities T, A, B, C, operate a first transportation route group (X-Y) and second such group (a min -a sec , b min -b sec , c min -c sec ), each group may have one or more routes. The method of the invention involves issuing tickets at the starting end (X) of the first route group, which tickets have magnetically stored fare information, and collecting the tickets as the passengers leave the second route group of the transportation network. The tickets are magnetic read to retrieve the fare information and the fare income for the network is apportioned to the entities T, A, B, C on the basis of the processed information. Apparatus for issuing tickets, obtaining fare information from the tickets and processing the information, is also described.</p> |