SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cubic Corporation
(NYSE:CUB) today announced that its Cubic Transportation Systems
(CTS) business division was awarded a five-year contract extension
worth more than $3 million to deliver
maintenance services for the North County Transit District (NCTD),
a regional partner in the San Diego County Compass fare payment
system, designed and delivered by Cubic.
Cubic has provided services to NCTD since 2013, maintaining the
agency's Compass ticketing machines and platform validators used by
riders of the COASTER commuter rail and SPRINTER light rail. Cubic
has also managed the ticket office terminals for Compass Card
transactions by NCTD customer service
representatives.
"Our highest priority is our customer service and Compass is an
important part of that experience for our riders," said
Matthew Tucker, NCTD executive
director. "Our partnership with Cubic ensures continued
support for our Compass system."
"We are excited to extend our work with NCTD and we look forward
to even more opportunities working with the agency as it plans for
future improvements," said Matt
Newsome, vice president and general manager, CTS Western
Region Americas.
In addition to the COASTER and SPRINTER, NCTD operates the
BREEZE bus system, FLEX rural and on-demand service and LIFT
paratransit – all of which accept the Compass Card. With a mission
to deliver safe, reliable and user-friendly public transportation,
NCTD provides 12 million passenger trips annually.
About Cubic Corporation
Cubic Corporation designs, integrates and operates systems,
products and services focused in the transportation, defense
training and secure communications markets. Cubic Transportation
Systems is a leading integrator of payment and information
technology and services to create intelligent travel solutions for
transportation authorities and operators. Cubic Global Defense is a
leading provider of live, virtual, constructive and game-based
training solutions, special operations and intelligence for the
U.S. and allied forces. Cubic Mission Solutions provides networked
Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities for defense,
intelligence, security and commercial missions. For more
information about Cubic, please visit the company's website
at www.cubic.com or on Twitter
@CubicCorp.
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