Web-Based E-Ticketing System for Booking and Reservation for Railway Transportation using Quick Response Codes

Yahaya Mohammed Sani *, Mariann Temitayo Usman**, Mamman Adamu***
*,** Department of Information and Media Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria.
*** Department of Computer Science, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria.
Periodicity:September - November'2019
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jit.8.4.16892

Abstract

The rail transportation system is crucial to the growth of any developing nation. Thus, there is a need to optimize the processes surrounding rail transportation, such as purchasing train tickets. The process of purchasing tickets manually at Nigerian railway stations is prone to ticket racketeering. Online ticketing systems have proven to be effective in other transportation systems such as the air transportation system. Therefore, implementing a web-based system for the ticketing process of rail transportation in Nigeria will solve the problem of ticket racketeering. The system is implemented using HTML, PHP, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript and Bootstrap with Quick Response (QR) codes for the process of ticket verification. Evidently, the system is reliable and recommended for use in ticket booking and reservation for rail transportation in Nigeria as it will contribute immensely to the economic growth of the country.

Keywords

Railway, Transportation, e-Ticketing, Ticket Racketeering, Booking, Reservation and Quick Response Code.

How to Cite this Article?

Sani, Y. M., Usman, M. T., and Adamu, M. (2019). Web-Based E-Ticketing System for Booking and Reservation for Railway Transportation using Quick Response Codes. i-manager's Journal on Information Technology, 8(4), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.26634/jit.8.4.16892

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