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FINGERPRINT BIOMETRIC AND GPS ENABLED

TRAVEL FARE DEDUCTION SYSTEM FOR INDIAN

RAILWAYS Automated Travel fare deduction system

Jayaprakash.G1, Tejaswini.P

1, Chandrasekhar.M

1, Ramya.C

1 , Gangadhar Reddy.K

1, S.Sivanandam

2 *

1Siddartha Institute of Science and Technology,Puttur, Andhra Pradesh,India-517583

2Professor & Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Author E-mail:[email protected]

*Corresponding Author E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected]

Abstract—The aim of the present work is to develop a prototype

for the automated rail travel fare deduction system based on the

finger biometric and global positioning system (GPS) to facilitate

hassle free travel for the unreserved passengers. The fingerprint

sensor has to be used for registration and verification of the

fingerprint. A database of the known fingerprints have to be

created for testing and verification and by using suitable software,

each registered user has to be assigned with a unique identification

number along with their actual name for data fetching and display

in the LCD panel at the source and destination. Once, the

passenger is successfully allowed to enter the station through

gateway, the GPS will record the source station details and store it

in the cloud for user information. At the destination station the

user will register the biometric once again and the GPS will fetch

the details from the cloud based on the previous registry and the

travel fare has to be calculated based on the pre-loaded

information and deducted from the aadhar linked bank account. In

case of insufficient balance in the account the exit gate will remain

closed and the user will be redirected to the ticket counter available

at the station for payment by either through cash or credit/debit

card.

Keywords—Finger biometrics, Aadhar, GPS, Travel fare,

unreserved ticketing system

I. INTRODUCTION

Railway has a valuable role in economic

development of every country [1]. In Indian railways, the

ticketing system offers service through Manual ticket counter,

Automatic ticket vending machine, IRCTC smart card, and

UTS Mobile App. Though the present methodology has

several benefits but there are many drawback in obtaining the

general class ticket like the passenger or any other has to go to

the railway station [2], but this process is quite time-

consuming and people don’t prefer to stand in long queues

because in each junctions and platform due to arrival of trains

there will be more crowd at all times. Due to this reason, the

passengers are in tensed situation of whether they can board

the train or not. To avoid missing the train, few of them travel

without a valid ticket. As the Indian Railways is one of the

largest Public sector organization in the world and the part of

the country’s revenue is also partly dependent on the railways.

The proposed method could eliminate the above said

difficulties.

In future, the travel fare will be deducted

automatically from passenger’s bank account using

fingerprint biometric and GPS. The objectives of our project

are

1) To design a prototype based on the fingerprint registry

and verification of the train passengers from the database to

enable access to the platform through a gateway.

2) To develop a GPS based data registry system to fetch the

details of the originating and the destination station that

enables the microcontroller to calculate the travel fare based

on the distance versus fare.

Overview of project work:

A new technique for ticketing system in railways is to

develop an automated travel fare deduction system for

railways based on the finger biometric and Global Positioning

System (GPS). The proposed system may lead to hassle-free

boarding of the train for the unreserved passengers. The

revenue of the Indian Railways will be increased as the entire

unreserved passengers travel fare will be deducted based on

their travel distance based on the GPS.

II. PROPOSED METHOD

The fingerprint sensor has been used for registration

and verification of the biometric [3] by using freely available

fingerprint verification software. A database of the known

fingerprints has to be created for testing and verification and

by using suitable software, each registered user has to be

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assigned with a unique identification number along with their

actual name for data fetching and display in the LCD panel at

the entry and exit point. Once, the passenger is successfully

allowed to enter the station through gateway, the GPS has to

record the source station details and store it in the cloud and

the same has to be communicated to the aadhar linked mobile

number for user information. At the destination station the

user will register the biometric once again and the GPS will

fetch the details from the cloud based on the previous registry

and the travel fare has to be calculated based on the pre-

loaded information and deducted from the aadhar linked bank

account [4]. In case of insufficient balance in the account the

exit gate will remain closed and the user will be redirected to

the ticket counter available at the station for payment by

either through cash or credit/debit card.

III. BLOCK DIAGRAM

FINGER

PRINT

MICRO

CONTROLLER LCD

DISPLAY

Entry Gate will be

opened/closed

POWER

SUPPLY

AADHAR

DATABASE & BANK

ACCOUNT

DATABASE

SPEAKER

GPS

Fig.1. Depicts the requirements of the source station

FINGER

PRINT

MICRO

CONTROLLER LCD

DISPLAY

Exit Gate Will be

opened/closed

POWER

SUPPLY

AADHAR DATABASE

& BANK ACCOUNT

DATABASE

SPEAKER

GPS

Fig.2. Depicts the requirements of the destination station

ALGORITHM

STEP 1 : User will register the finger print at the originating

station.

STEP 2 : Biometric verification/ matching with Aadhar

database and to check whether it is linked with Bank account.

STEP 3 : Entry gate opens when YES or remained closed

under NO.

STEP 4 : If YES, it fetches the GPS of the originating station

and stores the data in the cloud.

STEP 5 : If NO, it diverts to the manual ticket counter

available at the station

STEP 6 : At the destination station, the user has to register

the biometric again.

STEP 7 : It Fetches the GPS of the destination station and the

fare was calculated based on the rail distance.

STEP 8 : The amount will be deducted from the Aadhar

linked bank account

STEP 9 : If there is insufficient balance in the account, he/she

will be diverted to the ticket counter for cash/credit/debit card

payment.

STEP 10 : After payment at the counter, the passenger has to

register the biometric for due clearance and the exit gate

should be opened.

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Flow Chart: SOURCE STATION:

Biometric Registry

Aadhar Database Check

Bank A/c Verification

WELCOME MESSAGE

(LCD DISPLAY &VOICE)

ENTRY GATE OPEN

VALID

REGISTRY

GPS data stored in the

cloud

GPS Sensor Enabled to

spot the source station

YES

Redirect to

Ticket Counter

SORRY

(VOICE)

NO

WELCOME MESSAGE


ENTRY GATE OPEN

GPS data stored in the

cloud

GPS Sensor Enabled to

spot the source station

Biometric Registry



VALID

REGISTRY

Fig.3. Flowchart description at Source station

DESTINATION STATION:

Biometric Registry



WELCOME MESSAGE


ENTRY GATE OPEN

VALID

REGISTRY

YES

Redirect to

Ticket Counter

SORRY

(VOICE)

NO

WELCOME MESSAGE


ENTRY GATE OPEN

Biometric Registry



VALID

REGISTRY


GPS Data Input

Biometric Registry

Info: User Mobile

YES

Redirect to

Ticket Counter

SORRY

(VOICE)

NO

THANK YOU


DEDUCT THE FARE

AMOUNT

EXIT GATE OPEN

Retrieve the stored data from cloud for travel distance and fare calculation

BANK

BALANCE


GPS Data Input

Biometric Registry

Fig.4. Flow chart description at destination station

MATERIALS

Arduino:

The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the

ATmega328. It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6

can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16MHz

crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack and a reset

button. It contains everything required to support the micro

controller, merely connect it to a pc with a USB cable or

power it with an AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.

Fig.5. Arduino uno ATmega 328 board

The Arduino Uno can be powered via the USB connection or

with an external power supply. Arduino is an ASCII text file

that the platform supported and which is easy to use hardware

and software system. Arduino boards have reading inputs

internally that will scans a finger on a sensor and turn it into

an output

Arduino Board:

The ATmega328 provides UART TTL (5V) serial

communication, which is available on digital pins 0 (RX) and

1 (TX). An ATmega16U2 on the board channels this serial

communication over USB and seems as a virtual com port to

software on the computer. The '16U2 firmware uses the

quality USB COM drivers, and no external driver is needed.

The Arduino software includes a serial monitor that

permits simple data to be sent to and from the Arduino board.

The RX and TX LEDs on the board will flash when data is

being transmitted via the USB-to-serial chip and USB

connection to the pc. The cost of the Arduino boards are low

when compared to other microcontrollers.


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GPS:

The Global Positioning System (GPS) tells about

where you are on Earth. GPS is a device that’s capable of

receiving location from satellites and so to calculate the

device's geographical position. The GPS will fetch the

locations of latitude and longitude of the source and

destination stations, based on those locations the travel fare

will be calculated.

Finger print module:

A fingerprint scanner is used for biometric

authentication and to grant user access at source and

destination platforms. This finger print device module with

TTL UART interface for direct connections to micro

controller UART or to PC through MAX232 / USB-Serial

adapter. TTL UART converts analog (fingerprint) image into

digital and sends the data to the Arduino board.

Fig.6. TTL UART Interface

Fig.7. Fingerprint Module

FUTURE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

The proposed system will enhance hassle free boarding of the

train for the unreserved passengers.

The revenue of the Indian railways will be increased as the

entire unreserved passengers travel fare will be deducted

based on their travel distance based on the GPS.

The implementation of the system is an onetime arrangement

in all the stations and thereby the manpower for ticket

examiners will be reduced and the ticketless travel will be

avoided.

As per the vision of the honourable Prime Minister, the Digital

India scheme could be enlightened.


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Circuit diagram

Fig.8. Circuit Diagram

RESULT

As soon as the process begins the GPS initializes and

after that, once it fetches the location the LCD displays the

latitude and longitude locations. The LCD will display place a

finger on the sensor which is shown in the below figure. Once

the finger gets identified it displays as valid aadhar. After the

process at the destination station once again it displays as

place finger on the sensor. From the database, it identifies the

data which is stored at the source station and the destination

station. The microcontroller calculates the fare distance based


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on the travel distance. The amount will be deducted from

his/her bank account which is linked with the aadhar database.

If in case there is insufficient balance in the account then

he/she will be redirected to the manual ticket counter

otherwise if anyone tries to avoid the payment or didn’t placed

at the destination station then after the train reached at the

final destination then the sever will analyse the person reaches

the final destination and the travel fare will be deducted from

his/her aadhar linked bank account. Further in case if there is

no money in their account they will be registered in the

railway department as an offence of not paying the travel fare

distance.


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Conclusion

As a prototype, the unreserved passengers need not

stand in a long queue to obtain the ticket and those who are

reaching the railway station in a shorter time period of the

train departure may not worry about whether they can able to

catch the train after obtaining the ticket from the counter or

not. The passenger may enter into the originating station and

leave out at the destination station by just registering the

finger biometric and the travel fare will be deducted from the

bank account and intimated to their linked mobile number. If

any passenger tries to leave the destination station without

biometric registry, then the total travel fare for that route has

to be deducted from their bank account, incase of insufficient

balance in the linked bank account,then the passenger will be

redirected to manual ticket counter.

References

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Chenthur Pandian, “Train Ticketing System using Smart

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[2] Harish Koujalgi and Ajay Sudhir Bale,” Biometric Based

Automatic Ticket Vending Machine for Indian Railways”,

IRJET, Vol.4, Issue 7,July -2017.

[3] Shrutika Deokar and Sudeep Talele, “Literature Survey

of Biometric Recognition Systems”, International Journal of

Technology and Science, Issue. 2, Vol. 1, May 2014.

[4] Sunitha Nandhini.A, Sangeetha.G and VidhyaJanani.J,

“Automatic Bus Fare Collection System Using RFID”,

IJARCET, Volume 6, Issue 3, March 2017.


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