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GPS journey-tracking phone app collects fares in new rail ticket technology trials

Peter Stonham
05 September 2025
Users of the new system will simply need to tap their phone when they start to make a journey
Users of the new system will simply need to tap their phone when they start to make a journey

 

The first Department for Transport sponsored trials of digital pay-as-you-go rail ticketing and payment using only smart phones rather than dedicated smartcards or contactless bank cards began on September 1.

The new location-based digital travel authorisation and transaction trial began on East Midlands Railway between Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. Passengers who have signed up take part will pay the best fare for their journey after checking in and out on an app tracking their...

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