

According to this study, the global Automatic Fare Collection Machine market size will reach US$ 9125 million by 2031.
An Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) Machine is a self-service device used in public transportation systems to automate ticketing, fare payment, and fare validation processes. It is a key component within a broader Automated Fare Collection System, which includes various machines, gates, software, and back-end management tools.
1. Rapid Urbanization and Rising Passenger Numbers
Urban centers are growing rapidly, with millions of people relying daily on metro, rail, bus, and other public transport networks. To manage increasing footfall efficiently, operators need robust machines that automate ticketing, top-ups, and access control. AFC Machines help reduce congestion at ticket counters and station gates, streamlining passenger flow.
2. Government Investments in Smart City and Smart Transport Projects
Many governments have launched smart city programs aimed at modernizing urban mobility. Automated fare collection is a core part of these programs, with AFC Machines playing a crucial role. Funding and policy support for digital ticketing, real-time passenger information, and integrated mobility solutions are driving demand for advanced machines.
3. Growing Adoption of Cashless and Contactless Payment Technologies
Passengers increasingly prefer tap-and-go payments using smart cards, mobile wallets, or contactless bank cards. AFC Machines have evolved to support these trends ā modern ticket vending machines, gates, and validators can process mobile QR codes, NFC payments, and open-loop transactions. The shift away from cash reduces handling costs and supports hygiene.
4. Demand for Improved Revenue Protection and Fraud Reduction
Revenue leakage due to fare evasion and manual ticketing errors remains a significant issue for many transport operators. AFC Machines ensure proper fare validation, keep detailed electronic records, and minimize human error. Automatic gates prevent unpaid entry and exit, acting as a physical barrier against fare dodging.
The āAutomatic Fare Collection Machine Industry Forecastā looks at past sales and reviews total world Automatic Fare Collection Machine sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Automatic Fare Collection Machine sales for 2025 through 2031. With Automatic Fare Collection Machine sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Automatic Fare Collection Machine industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Automatic Fare Collection Machine landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyses the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Automatic Fare Collection Machine portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firmsā unique position in an accelerating global Automatic Fare Collection Machine market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Automatic Fare Collection Machine and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Automatic Fare Collection Machine.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Automatic Fare Collection Machine market by product type, application, key players and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Fare Gates
Ticket Vending Machine
Ticket Checking Machine
Booking Office Machine
Other
Segmentation by Application:
Railway
Bus
Other
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analyzing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Cubic Corporation
Thales Group
Omron Corporation
The Nippon Signal
Scheidt & Bachmann
GMV
Indra Company
Gunnebo
LECIP Group
UniTTEC
Huaming
INIT
Huahong Jitong
Genfare
Bonin Fortune Access Equipment
Haiputian Intelligent Technology
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size (2020-2031)
2.1.2 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size CAGR by Region (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Automatic Fare Collection Machine by Country/Region (2020, 2024 & 2031)
2.2 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Segment by Type
2.2.1 Fare Gates
2.2.2 Ticket Vending Machine
2.2.3 Ticket Checking Machine
2.2.4 Booking Office Machine
2.2.5 Other
2.3 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Type
2.3.1 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size CAGR by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Segment by Application
2.4.1 Railway
2.4.2 Bus
2.4.3 Other
2.5 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Application
2.5.1 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size CAGR by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.5.2 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
3 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Player
3.1 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Market Share by Player
3.1.1 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue by Player (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue Market Share by Player (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Key Players Head office and Products Offered
3.3 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.3.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.3.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.4 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.5 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 Automatic Fare Collection Machine by Region
4.1 Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.4 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.5 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
4.6 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size Growth (2020-2025)
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine by Region (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Forecast
10.1 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.1 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.1.2 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.1.3 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.1.4 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.1.5 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.2 Americas Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2.1 United States Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.2.2 Canada Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.2.3 Mexico Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.2.4 Brazil Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.3 APAC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.3.1 China Automatic Fare Collection Machine Market Forecast
10.3.2 Japan Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.3.3 Korea Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.3.4 Southeast Asia Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.3.5 India Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.3.6 Australia Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.4 Europe Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.4.1 Germany Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.4.2 France Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.4.3 UK Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.4.4 Italy Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.4.5 Russia Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.5 Middle East & Africa Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
10.5.1 Egypt Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.5.2 South Africa Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.5.3 Israel Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.5.4 Turkey Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
10.6 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
10.7 Global Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
10.7.1 GCC Countries Market Automatic Fare Collection Machine Forecast
11 Key Players Analysis
11.1 Cubic Corporation
11.1.1 Cubic Corporation Company Information
11.1.2 Cubic Corporation Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.1.3 Cubic Corporation Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.1.4 Cubic Corporation Main Business Overview
11.1.5 Cubic Corporation Latest Developments
11.2 Thales Group
11.2.1 Thales Group Company Information
11.2.2 Thales Group Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.2.3 Thales Group Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.2.4 Thales Group Main Business Overview
11.2.5 Thales Group Latest Developments
11.3 Omron Corporation
11.3.1 Omron Corporation Company Information
11.3.2 Omron Corporation Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.3.3 Omron Corporation Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.3.4 Omron Corporation Main Business Overview
11.3.5 Omron Corporation Latest Developments
11.4 The Nippon Signal
11.4.1 The Nippon Signal Company Information
11.4.2 The Nippon Signal Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.4.3 The Nippon Signal Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.4.4 The Nippon Signal Main Business Overview
11.4.5 The Nippon Signal Latest Developments
11.5 Scheidt & Bachmann
11.5.1 Scheidt & Bachmann Company Information
11.5.2 Scheidt & Bachmann Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.5.3 Scheidt & Bachmann Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.5.4 Scheidt & Bachmann Main Business Overview
11.5.5 Scheidt & Bachmann Latest Developments
11.6 GMV
11.6.1 GMV Company Information
11.6.2 GMV Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.6.3 GMV Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.6.4 GMV Main Business Overview
11.6.5 GMV Latest Developments
11.7 Indra Company
11.7.1 Indra Company Company Information
11.7.2 Indra Company Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.7.3 Indra Company Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.7.4 Indra Company Main Business Overview
11.7.5 Indra Company Latest Developments
11.8 Gunnebo
11.8.1 Gunnebo Company Information
11.8.2 Gunnebo Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.8.3 Gunnebo Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.8.4 Gunnebo Main Business Overview
11.8.5 Gunnebo Latest Developments
11.9 LECIP Group
11.9.1 LECIP Group Company Information
11.9.2 LECIP Group Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.9.3 LECIP Group Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.9.4 LECIP Group Main Business Overview
11.9.5 LECIP Group Latest Developments
11.10 UniTTEC
11.10.1 UniTTEC Company Information
11.10.2 UniTTEC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.10.3 UniTTEC Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.10.4 UniTTEC Main Business Overview
11.10.5 UniTTEC Latest Developments
11.11 Huaming
11.11.1 Huaming Company Information
11.11.2 Huaming Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.11.3 Huaming Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.11.4 Huaming Main Business Overview
11.11.5 Huaming Latest Developments
11.12 INIT
11.12.1 INIT Company Information
11.12.2 INIT Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.12.3 INIT Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.12.4 INIT Main Business Overview
11.12.5 INIT Latest Developments
11.13 Huahong Jitong
11.13.1 Huahong Jitong Company Information
11.13.2 Huahong Jitong Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.13.3 Huahong Jitong Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.13.4 Huahong Jitong Main Business Overview
11.13.5 Huahong Jitong Latest Developments
11.14 Genfare
11.14.1 Genfare Company Information
11.14.2 Genfare Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.14.3 Genfare Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.14.4 Genfare Main Business Overview
11.14.5 Genfare Latest Developments
11.15 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment
11.15.1 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment Company Information
11.15.2 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.15.3 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.15.4 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment Main Business Overview
11.15.5 Bonin Fortune Access Equipment Latest Developments
11.16 Haiputian Intelligent Technology
11.16.1 Haiputian Intelligent Technology Company Information
11.16.2 Haiputian Intelligent Technology Automatic Fare Collection Machine Product Offered
11.16.3 Haiputian Intelligent Technology Automatic Fare Collection Machine Revenue, Gross Margin and Market Share (2020-2025)
11.16.4 Haiputian Intelligent Technology Main Business Overview
11.16.5 Haiputian Intelligent Technology Latest Developments
12 Research Findings and Conclusion
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