A User-friendly Android Application Featuring Smart Ticketing System and Destination Announcement for Metro Rail based Rapid Transport System in Bangladesh

Metro-rail based rapid transport system is regarded as one of the prominent technology that can minimize the working hour wastage problem of a developed country due to traffic jams. However, to reap the benefits for both passengers and metro-rail authorities, a smart ticketing system with user’s authorization, seat reservation, online payment, and destination announcement system is also required for a metro-rail based transport system. To cope up with the existing challenges, this paper presents a user-friendly android application for metro-rail based rapid transport system in Bangladesh that can offer a smart ticketing, users authorization by verifying QR code, and notify the metro-rail passengers when they arrive close to their final destination. With the proposed system, users can purchase a metro-rail ticket with pre-booking facility by checking suitable seats and monetary balance. A user review result is incorporated to examine the necessity of the proposed system.