VDV core application and (((etiCORE

The ticketing standard for public transport

 

The VDV Core Application (VDV-KA) has been the standard for interoperable electronic ticketing in German public transport for many years. We are continuously developing it in collaboration with the industry. 

To ensure that international manufacturers of components and systems can also work with our open standard in future, version 3 of the VDV-KA is being published in English – and is being given an international name: (((etiCORE

VDV Core Application: Releases and Specifications

The KA release and all VDV-KA specifications are available to download free of charge from the ASM Tool. Security components and certificates can also be ordered there.

To ASM tool

VDV-KA_wird_etiCORE

ESH

In future, you will be able to order security components for (((etiCORE in the eTicket Security Hub (ESH) – in the same way as with the ASM tool for the VDV-KA. 

 

The implementation stages of the VDV-KA

(((ePayment
Passengers pay for a paper ticket using a prepaid card with what is known as a payment authorisation. 

(((eTicket
Passengers receive a ticket on a chip card or as a mobile ticket. 

Automatic calculation
Passengers hold their (((eTicket up to a terminal when boarding and alighting. The fare is calculated based on the distance travelled and deducted from the customer’s account.