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A Review on Smart Bus Ticketing System using QR-Code

Miss. Mohini S. Shirsath ,Pooja M. Chinchole,Vaishnavi R. Mahajan,
Varsha G. Mogal
1,2,3,4
Department of Information Technology Engineering
Matoshri College of Engineering and Research Centre, Eklahare , Nashik , India
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Abstract- Public transport bus services are generally based importance of the time in day to day life there is need of
on a regular operation of transit buses along a route calling effortless transport. So we are providing an Android
at agreed bus stops according to a published public application which will provide the information of bus live
transport timetable. So people wait for the bus on bus-stop location.
as they are unaware about timings of buses which leads to
time wastage. Another is conductor required to conduct fare As we know the lots of work is done previously on
collection and passenger may face cash problems. Like these, this system to provide the user what they need and is to
there are many problems faced by the current system. To solve the various challenges. We develop android based
overcome these all we come up with a new system using project. Now a day’s android is popular Concept. In this
android application which will reduce waiting time for application we use QR-Code add money travelling details
passengers as well as many other problems. In proposed balance book ticket after that conductor scan QR Code.
system, there will be two android application, one for Admin having authority to add conductor, update
passengers and another for bus conductor and one web conductor, Delete Conductor, Maintain Conductor Details,
portal for admin. GPS module will be placed on a bus. So, Maintain User Details. We develop this application because
User able to know the current location of a bus with time now a day’s passenger facing lot of problems regarding to
and many more other options. The user also able to book a tickets. We develop our web as well as android based app
ticket by application by selecting source and destination here travelling details, passengers QR-Code stored. QR-
then QR code will be generated. In Conductor’s app, the Code is generate on passenger information it will contain
conductor will scan QR code generated on passenger’s app passenger information like route information, destination
and amount will be deducted from user’s wallet and ticket information etc. Loan facility is also provided in this
will be sent to a passenger .By this passenger can get bus live application.
location. By this conductor able to know the count. If bus
failed, conductor will send message to server by pressing II. RESEARCH BACKGROUND
failed button.
QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is one
Key words: Ticketing System, QR-Code, arduino, GPS ,GSM type of barcode(or two-dimensional barcode) first
designed for the automotive industry in Japan. The
I.INTRODUCTION technology for QR codes was developed by Densa-Wave, a
Toyota subsidiary. A barcode is a machine-readable label it
Public transport bus system are operated on their contains information about the item to which it is attached.
decided timetable and bus stops are also decided by the A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes
transport system. Passengers are unaware about bus stops (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and kanji) to
and its time that’s why passengers wait for the bus on bus- efficiently store data; extensions may also be used.
stop which become reason for time wastage. If passenger
is new in that city and not well known about bus stops
then there may be chances for reach at wrong place.
Although he reach at correct destination he will not get
nearby places. Another is conductor required to conduct
fare collection and passengers may face cash problems. If
meanwhile in bus route bus gets fail then passengers
remain unaware about it and conductor may face
problems for getting help. Like these, there are many
problems faced by the current system. To overcome these
all we come up with a new system using android
application which will reduce waiting time for passengers
as well as many other problems. Due to busy lifestyle

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Another technology which we are using is GPS(Global information can be monitor from any remote place or
Positioning System)for tracking live bus location with GSM location. This system depends on GPS and GSM technology.
and Arduino. GPS is satellite based navigation system This system lags in some features like its track vehicle only
using at least 24 satellites. on PC not on mobile. And also there is no application
depending on mobile device to track and get a real time
The Purpose of proposed system is to provide use of new and current view of target or vehicle [1].
technology in travel sector. There are many issues to
passengers regarding time of buses; many times they do Kidwell presented an algorithm for predicting bus arrival
not get proper guidance to travel. So due to this, times based on real-time vehicle location. The algorithm
passengers are misguided. Proposed system helps user in worked by dividing each route into zones and recording
detection of buses and book tickets with the use of the time that each bus passed through each zone.
Android application, which is very useful, simple and Predictions were based on the most recent observation of
efficient technology can be used by any user facing a bus passing through each zone. However, this algorithm
problem related to bus booking. was not suitable for large cities where both travel time and
dwell time could be subject to large variations [2].
Developing a smart bus ticketing system using QR Code
will reduce waiting time passenger. To develop an android The above stated existing system is based on the
application that is cost efficient. To make an efficient use of ticketing identifications in the public transports for bus
QR-code technique. Provide solution without extra passengers. There are many passengers having more
hardware requirement. To make system easy to handle. confusion about fares and which leads to corruption.
MySQL, the most popular Open Source SQL database System will provide automatically fare collection of
management system, is developed, distributed, and passengers according to travelled distance. This system
supported by Oracle Corporation. The MySQL Web site uses RFID and GPS for transactions and it make travelling
(http://www.mysql.com/) provides the latest information is very precise. This system has some shortcomings as like
about MySQL software. MySQL is a database management system provide only automated ticketing facilities not
system. provision for tracking the bus. And also there is no
provision for crowd (density) measurement. This system
A database is a structured collection of data. It may be has not any kind of user application for passengers to track
anything from a simple shopping list to a picture gallery or the bus and view the schedule of buses [3].
the vast amounts of information in a corporate network.
To add, access, and process data stored in a computer he methodology and the results from its application to bus
database, you need a database management system such service data from Porto. The data relate to an AFC system
as MySQL Server. Since computers are very good at integrated with an automatic vehicle location system that
handling large amounts of data, database management records a transaction for each passenger boarding a bus,
systems play a central role in computing, as standalone containing attributes regarding the route, the vehicle, and
utilities, or as parts of other applications. the travel card used, along with the time and the location
where the journey began [4].
MySQL databases are relational. A relational
database stores data in separate tables rather than putting Tracking systems are rarely available in the market and
all the data in one big storeroom. The database structures available systems are not good and effective systems are
are organized into physical files optimized for speed. costly. The above stated system is much economical than
other system are currently available now in the market.
III. LITERATURE SURVEY This suggested system helps to getting information and
location of college bus by using mobile or smart phone. But
Public Transport system (PTS) remains the major source we got some lagging points in this system; there is only
of income in most of the developing countries like India. provision for tracking this tracking is based only on SMS.
However, PTS now faces severe malfunctions and various There is no real time view of location for bus and also
security problems. First, there is a lot of confusion there is no any application based on mobile for Tracking
between the passengers regarding fares which lead to [5].
quarrels and chaos. The bus ticketing system is expected to
be fully automated, reliable, transparent and convenient. F.Araujo et al discussed the challenge of creating an
electronic ticketing system for transportation systems that
GPS is more popular technology which is used in many can partially or completely run on the cloud. This challenge
applications. This existing system gives information about is defined within the scope of an industrial project. The
vehicle position and route travelled by vehicle and this resulting system should be able to reach a large spectrum
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ticketing system. to overcome from this we are working
towards android platform. We have identified the current
gaps and open research areas. Our research will focus on
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the same. This paper introduces on how to secure
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