Transportation

Scheidt & Bachmann to deploy 500 ticket machines across Swiss transit network

Image courtesy Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe

September 3, 2026

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German technology company Scheidt & Bachmann will provide 500 new cashless ticket vending machines for public transportation in the Basel, Switzerland, region under a project with transit operator Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe and fare network Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz, according to a LinkedIn post. The machines, scheduled to enter service in 2027, will replace about 500 existing units across the regional transit network, including 363 machines at BVB bus and tram stops.

The new machines will feature large touchscreens and accept debit cards, credit cards and Twint, Switzerland's widely used mobile payment system. Passengers will be able to purchase tickets for trips throughout Switzerland. Although the machines will not accept cash directly, passengers who prefer cash will be able to use a new public transportation prepaid card.

The contract also calls for Scheidt & Bachmann to provide software and maintenance management, including hosting, for 10 years. Basel-Stadt previously approved a loan of about 8 million Swiss francs to finance BVB's portion of the project. Officials have said the move to cashless machines will reduce costs, with the new units costing about half as much to purchase and roughly 60% less to maintain than machines equipped to handle cash.