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UNIFIED PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR INDIAN TRANSPORTATION

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International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)

e-ISSN: 2395-0056

Volume: 10 Issue: 05 | May 2023

p-ISSN: 2395-0072

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UNIFIED PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR INDIAN TRANSPORTATION Riddhiman Baruah1, Abdul Raziq Siddique2, Helen Santhi M3 1,2B. Tech Student, Civil Engineering, VIT Chennai

3 Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, VIT Chennai, Chennai, India

---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------insufficient as a result of the significant population growth. Abstract - In a developing nation like India as cities continue

Because of this, more and more individuals are turning to the use of private vehicles, and public transit is becoming less and less popular, with only 18.1% of people in Indian cities using it for business related travel.

to grow as a result of the influx of people from smaller towns and rural areas, more people will live farther away from the commercial districts and will have to commute to work, putting a pressure on the transportation system and resulting in longer travel times and congestion. The nation's public transit systems, including the toll booths, monorails, metros, and trains, will need to operate more efficiently. Effective, safe, and user-friendly transit payment methods contribute to this. Presently, India distributes monthly-renewable individual bus and suburban local train passes. Furthermore, specific metro cards exist that may be refilled based on customer demand; similarly, our concept will do the same thing but on a larger scale.

Transfer nodes must be given a lot of consideration if urban transportation is to be fully utilized. Although study has been done on the significance of transfer nodes for the successful use of urban transportation, efficient research has not been conducted to fully utilize the capabilities of smart cards and their applications. The project's goal is to investigate what would happen if people didn't need to carry currency when using urban transportation systems like city buses, ferries, or even rope ways. All payments must be made using this one single smart card, which only requires a small deposit from which the fare will be automatically deducted upon scanning.

The project's objective is to find out what would happen if passengers on urban transit systems like city buses, ferries, or even ropeways were not required to carry cash. This one smart card is required for all payments; it only needs a tiny deposit, which will be deducted when the card is scanned.

2. PROBLEM DEFENIATION AND OBJECTIVES

Key Words:

Smart Card; Transportation; K-Means Clustering; Public Transportation; India; Fare Method Collection.

The enormous population expansion mainly in countries like India causes the current transportation networks to become insufficient. As a result, more and more people are choosing to drive privately, and public transportation is becoming less and less common; in Indian cities, only 18.1% of people utilize it for business-related travel.

1. INTRODUCTION The vast majority of the current public transportation networks, including as metro lines, suburban trains, and bus links, have been increased in accordance with the assumption that most people dwell at either end of a commercial district. Hence, these routes are frequently complicated and perhaps even challenging to use. Cities and urban transportation networks encounter a number of difficulties, including traffic jams, a lack of parking spaces, unequal access for all people, a lack of last-mile connectivity, dangerous roads, or pollution. According to a July 2018 Forbes India article, India loses $21.3 billion yearly as a result of traffic congestion. Also, there are problems with connectivity. One is the case where there is actually no connectivity to certain areas of the town or metropolis. Together with this, there are other problems including accessibility, regularity, and dependability. People need to travel in this situation, yet there aren't enough public transportation options. Two, where there is connectivity but no one knows how to go around or find their way. This typically occurs when there is a massive inflow of people, especially to metropolitan centres that are dispersed over vast distances. The current transportation systems become

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If urban transportation is to be used to its maximum potential, transfer points must be carefully considered. The importance of transfer nodes for effective urban transportation use has been studied, but effective research has not been done to fully exploit the potential of smart cards and their applications. The project's objective is to find out what would happen if passengers on urban transit systems like city buses, ferries, or even rope ways were not required to carry cash. This one smart card is required for all payments; it only needs a tiny deposit, which will be deducted when the card is scanned. The main objectives include:

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To find out what would happen if passengers on urban transit systems like city buses, ferries, or even rope ways were not required to carry cash.

To modernize the transportation and locomotion industries in India which is coherent with the

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