Assessment of WMATA'S (Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's) Automatic Fare Collection Equipment Performance

摘要

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority(WMATA) has had an Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system in operation since June 1977. The AFC system, comprised of entry/exit gates, farecard vendors, and addfare machines, initially encountered many operational set-backs due to unreliable equipment and an inadequate spare parts inventory. In light of the problems this study was commissioned to quantitatively evaluate the reliability of WMATA's AFC system by way of standard statistical tests. Of the farecard vendors and their elements ticket transport, coin acceptor, and bill verifier. The final phase of the tests utilized data generated to estimate the impacts of AFC alternatives on system effectiveness.