Touch screen technology can aid many industries be it retail, sport, local government or hospitality; and it can also help the transport sector.

Deploying a Kiosk at a railway station can provide several facilities, enhancing both the traveller’s experience and the general running at the platforms. A self-service touch screen unit can;

- Ticket dispense so the customer does not have to linger in long queues, waiting to be served by a member of staff. The traveller can simply book, pay and collect their train ticket all in one place at the kiosk.

- Display information on train times and platform destinations so a workforce member’s time isn’t wasted by answering trivial questions that can be found out by ones-self.

By installing a ticketing system many experts believe it can increase efficiency and dependence on public transport; so the public feel more confident in the British transport sector and leave their car at home. This can only improve the world’s climate change and reduce crowd-filled station platforms.

Outside the UK, many public and private transport companies are embracing touch screen technology for its speed and proficiency.

Mysore, the second biggest city in the State of Karnataka, India, have installed touch screen kiosks at the Mysore Division of the South Western Railway (SWR).

The initiative, which is to make the city railway station one of the best in the country, will introduce multifunctional touch screen information kiosks with an additional facility to dispense platform tickets at the city station. The scheme has been planned to phase out the standalone coin-based ticket vending machines. On average, 1000 platform tickets are sold daily at the Mysore station.

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While the world’s public transport systems vary in a lot of ways – particularly arrival and departure times – one technological addition is a common sight in global train stations, airports, and subway systems: touch-screen kiosks. Commonly used as ticketing machines or account credit systems, the touch screen units are almost impossible to miss in public transport systems.

London’s Underground system uses kiosks for ticketing, alongside several others throughout the UK. Experts believe that incorporating the system into ticketing has increased efficiency and dependence on public transport significantly, prompting many commuters to leave their cars at home and enjoy relatively crowd-free train stations.

Outside the UK, a large number of public and private transportation companies are embracing touch screens for efficiency and speed. Used to change currencies and purchase tickets at stations, the machines can result in considerable savings in operating costs. Compared to the cost of employing ticketing staff, the amount of capital required to maintain a touch screen kiosk is relatively small.

With large infrastructure projects underway throughout Asia, it appears that touch screen kiosks will grow even more popular. Feedback from system users is largely positive, with most noting the clear decrease in the amount of time required to purchase train and bus tickets.