ABSTRACT Electronic Ticket Machine The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is introducing ticket machines on buses.

Theticket machines would end the use of the hefty 1.5-kg ticket racks carried by KSRTC conductors. Itwould also end the practice of tearing out tickets and marking fare [Link], the KSRTC conductor would just have to key in the details about the fare stage andthe ticket machine would print out the ticket. The machine weighs only 800 grams and is convenient tocarry. The parameters are almost like that of a railway ticket, the only difference being that the machineis [Link] machine can print out 2,300 tickets, including the journey report in order to facilitateinspection by the corporation's checking inspectors. Each machine costs Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000. TheKSRTC has budgeted Rs. 2 cores for this innovative step which would have the support of theInformation Technology Department. In old days the KSRTC was spending Rs. 85 lakhs on printingtickets. The ticket machines would help prevent loss on account of malpractice. It would also help in providing adequate data to the corporation, particularly with regard to the boarding of passengers fromfare stages and important points. This would help the corporation prepare and organize its schedulesmore efficiently on the basis of traffic demand. Besides, it would provide data on concessions given tovarious sections. Another additional feature is that the data in the ticket machine could be fed into thecomputer. More over the depots of the corporation would be fully computerized so we want to addsome other modules in our domain for depots verification. 1. OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT 1.1 INTRODUCTION Electronic Bus Ticketing The ticket machines would end the use of the hefty 1.5-kg ticket racks carried byconductors. It would also end the practice of tearing out tickets and marking fare stages. The Conductor would just have to key in the details about the fare stage and the ticket machine would print out theticket. The machine weighs only 800 grams and is convenient to carry. The parameters are almost likethat of a railway ticket, the only difference being that the machine is portable. The machine can printout 2,300 tickets, including the journey report in order to facilitate inspection by the corporation'schecking inspectors. The ticket machines would help prevent loss on account of malpractice. It wouldalso help in providing adequate data to the corporation, particularly with regard to the boarding of passengers from fare stages and important points. This would help the corporation prepare and organizeits schedules more efficiently on the basis of traffic demand. Besides, it would provide data onconcessions given to various sections. Another additional feature is that the data in the ticket machinecould be fed into the computer. More over the depots of the corporation would be fully

computerizedso we want to add some other modules in our domain for depots [Link] project is modularized as the following: Management of Route Trip Details Bus Details Bus Stops Bus Ticketing 1. Management of Routes This module include information about how we can Manage the routes for a particular bus services so In the case of Route management module we must know the details aboutroute number, number of stops ,fare stages and running time of the particular bus more over we wantto manipulate and stored these information successfully. 2 . Trip information Each journey is identified as a trip. Each ticket must contain the trip no so thatcalculation of passenger can be done easily. Here in this section we want to know start time and routeno of the bus this information can be manipulate and stored successfully. 3 . Bus Detail In this module all bus details are stored and manipulated, in bus detail modulecontains minimum charge, type, depot, fare increment, bus number, and passengers states (child or adult) are manipulate and stored.4. Bus Stops Bus Stops module includes information about what are the main bus stops of a particular bus. This module connected to the route of the bus and it is used to store stop number, stop name andfare stages and Route number 5 . Bus Ticketing

Ticketing is the most important module in this Project which uses all the tables together andcalculates fare for the passengers. Venting the tickets is done using the route number, bus type, 4 beginning stop, end stop, ticket number, persons(Adult/child)rate, date and time also we want to print the all these information. In order to do the calculation data has to be pulled out from stops, bus, trip and route. Number of passengers & the states are entered by the Venter and to produce the tickets.

2 . SYSTEM STUDY AND ANALYSIS 2 .1 INTRODUCTION System analysis is a process of gathering and interpreting facts,diagnosing problems and the information to recommend improvements on the system. Itis a problem solving activity that requires intensive communication between the systemusers and system developers. System analysis or study is an important phase of anysystem development process. The system is studied to the minutest detail and [Link] system analyst plays the role of the interrogator and dwells deep into the working of the present system. The system is viewed as a whole and the input to the system areidentified. The outputs from the organizations are traced to the various processes. System analysis is concerned with becoming aware of the problem,identifying the relevant and decisional variables, analyzing and synthesizing the variousfactors and determining an optimal or at least a satisfactory solution or program of action.A detailed study of the process must be made by various techniques like interviews,questionnaires etc. The data collected by these sources must be scrutinized to arrive to aconclusion. The conclusion is an understanding of how the system functions. Thissystem is called the existing system. Now the existing system is subjected to close studyand problem areas are identified. The designer now functions as a problem solver andtries to sort out the difficulties that the enterprise faces. The solutions are given as proposals. The proposal is then weighed with the existing

system analytically and the best one is selected. The proposal is presented to the user for an endorsement by the user. The proposal is reviewed on user request and suitable changes are made. This isloop that ends as soon as the user is satisfied with [Link] study is the process of gathering and interpreting facts, using theinformation for further studies on the system. Preliminary study is problem solvingactivity that requires intensive communication between the system users and systemdevelopers. It does various feasibility studies. In these studies a rough figure of thesystem activities can be obtained, from which the decision about the strategies to befollowed for effective system study and analysis can be [Link] in the project ETicketing, a detailed study of existing system is carried alongwith all the steps in system analysis. An idea for creating a better project was carriedand the next steps were followed. 2 . 2 FEASIBILITY STUDY An important outcome of the preliminary investigation is the determination thatthe system requested is feasible. Feasibility study is carried out to select the best systemthat meets the performance [Link] study is both necessary and prudent to evaluate the feasibility of the project at the earliest possible time. It involves preliminary investigation of the projectand examines whether the designed system will be useful to the organization. Months or years of effort, thousand for millions of money and untold professional embarrassment can be averted if an in-conceived system is recognized early in the definition phase. The different types of feasibility are: Technical feasibility, Operationalfeasibility, Economical feasibility. 2 . 2 .1 Technical feasibility Technical Feasibility deals with the hardware as well as software [Link] is not a constraint to type system development. We have to find out whether the necessary technology, the proposed equipments have the capacity to hold the data,which is used in the project, should be checked to carryout this technical [Link] technical feasibility issues usually raised during the feasibility stage of investigation includes these y This software is running in windows 2000 Operating System, which can be easilyinstalled. y The hardware required is Pentium based server. y The system can be expanded.

2 . 2 . 2 Behavioral Feasibility This feasibility test asks if the system will work when it is developed [Link] feasibility in this project: E-Ticketing 8 y The proposed system offers greater level of user-friendliness. y The proposed system produces best results and gives high performance. It can beimplemented easily .So this project is operationally feasible. 2 . 2 . 3 Economical feasibility Economical Feasibility deals about the economical impact faced by theorganization to implement a new system. Financial benefits must equal or exceed thecosts. The cost of conducting a full system, including software and hardware cost for theclass of application being considered should be evaluated. Economic Feasibility in this project: y The cost to conduct a full system investigation is possible. y There is no additional manpower requirement. y There is no additional cost involved in maintaining the proposed system. 2 . 3 SYSTEM SPECIFICATION 2 . 3 .1 Hardware Specification

Processor : Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHZ or aboveClock speed : 500 MHZSystem bus : 32 bits RAM : 25 6 MB of RAMHDD : 40 GB or higher Monitor : SVGA COLOR Keyboard : 108 keysMouse : 2 b utton mouse 2 . 3 . 2 Software Specification OS : MS WINDOWS XP SP2Front End : Visual Basic 6 .0Back End : MS ACCESS 2003 2 .4 EXISTING SYSTEM Existing system refers to the system that is being followed till now. The existing systemrequires more computational time, more manual calculations, and the complexity involved in Selectionof features is high. The other disadvantages are lack of security of data, Deficiency of Data accuracy,Time consuming etc. To avoid all these limitations and make the working more accurately the systemneeds to be computerized. Here in the Electronic bus ticketing, a detailed study of existing system iscarried along with all the steps in system analysis. 2 .4.1 Draw backs of existing system . Here in the Electronic bus ticketing, a detailed study of existing system is carried along with allthe steps in system analysis. An idea for creating a better project was carried and the next steps werefollowed. Lack of security of data. More man power. Time consuming.

Consumes large volume of pare work. Needs manual calculations. No direct role for the higher officials. Damage of machines due to lack of attention. To avoid all these limitations and make the working more accurately the system needs to be computerized. 2 . 5 PROPOSED SYSTEM The aim of proposed system is to develop a system of improved facilities. The proposed system can overcome all the limitations of the existing system. The system provides proper security and reduces the manual work. The existing system has several disadvantages and many moredifficulties to work well. The proposed system tries to eliminate or reduce these difficulties up to someextent. The proposed system will help the user to reduce the workload and mental conflict. The proposed system helps the user to work user friendly and he can easily do his jobs without timelagging. 2 . 5 .1 Advantages of Proposed System The system is very simple in design and to implement. The system requires verylow system resources and the system will work in almost all configurations. It has got followingfeatures Ensure data accuracy. Minimize manual data entry. Minimum time needed for the various processing Greater efficiency Better Service

 Minimum time required The ticket machines would help prevent loss on account of malpractice It would also help in providing adequate data to the corporation, particularly withregard to boarding of passengers from fare stages and important points This would help the corporation prepare and organize its schedules more efficiently onthe basis of traffic demand. It would provide data on concessions given to various sections. Another additional feature is that the data in the ticket machine could be fed into the computer.