San Diego — (Business Wire) — Cubic Corporation (NYSE:CUB) today announced its Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division in partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra Rail (Metra) and Pace Suburban Bus (Pace) have launched the new Ventra mobile app to serve the greater Chicagoland area.
The new and improved Ventra app features a simplified user interface, integrated trip planner, improved access to Metra mobile tickets, and updated transit account management.
The initial release of the new Ventra app includes features such as a new home screen, allowing travelers to view their Ventra Card balances, available Metra mobile tickets, transit times for favorite stops, nearby transit and more. Door-to-door trip planning gives travelers the ability to plan their journeys aboard CTA, Metra and Pace, including the option to save common destinations to the app’s home screen.
Additionally, app users can see nearby Divvy Bike station availability. If they also have the Divvy app on their mobile phone, users can skip straight to getting a QR code to undock a bike.
In addition to the updated features of the new app, users can still easily manage their Ventra account, buy mobile tickets to ride Metra trains and receive notifications for account balance and upcoming expirations of passes or tickets. The app will also provide real-time arrival information for CTA, Metra and Pace all in the palm of one’s hand.
The new Ventra app is now available on iOS and Android devices, users can download the app through the App Store or Google Play Store. For more information visit ventrachicago.com/app.
For more information about Cubic, visit cubic.com.
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Crystal Nguyen
Corporate Communications
Cubic Corporation
PH: 858-505-2593
Crystal.Nguyen@cubic.com
