SEPA INICIATIVE AS SEESARI PROJECT

ISSUE: EPA is not going to support adding personal data

SEPA include personal data protection requirement technology as basic functionality and will be fully GDPR compliant

ISSUE: EPA is not suitable for Internet and mobile sales

ISSUE: EPA is not going to comply to the new standards for electronic tickets

SEPA is not only a reservation system, it is a platform which can be easily adopted to connect to other systems like global electronic tickets platforrm from other ticketing/transport solution

Selling tickets for other railways

Commission fee of 10% for selling tickets for non-domestic relations can greatly increase profit of international transport
It also can provide 60 days of no-interest credit (model)

Using SEPA to host domestic trains

SEPA will be a sales channel visible to the market of more than 800 million people

Using SEPA for selling different types of tickets

SEPA can be used for international and even domestic ticketing without reservations (also electronic tickets)

Using SEPA advanced tariff options

SEPA tariff options include also variable price calculation i.e. based on advanced booking or percentage of free seats

Using SEPA for integrated tickets (train, bus etc.)

SEPA is not build/limited only to railway traffic. It can also be used for other modes of transport

Using SEPA for multicity ticketing (e.g. Ljubljana-Istanbul)

SEPA is suitable for multicity traffic breaking state barriers. It can be used to connect cities using unique tariff system

SEPA – Railway Ticketing & Reservation Platform

EPA – (OLD)RESERVATION SYSTEM

EPA primarily acts as the reservation system of DB and 13 other EPA partners for the last 20 years
EPA is interconnected with 14 reservation systems from different EU railways. This whole network is known as International Reservation and Information Systems (IRIS),
Besides being a reservation system, EPA is able to handle tickets with integrated reservation. EPA also acts as a ticketing system, which means it is able to calculate ticket price,
EPA is a distribution channel for DB and EPA partners. EPA enables them to issue reservations and tickets either from EPA or from any other reservation system belonging to IRIS network.

EPA is going to be permanently shut down in 2022
There is a need to extend the internal reservation system for new opportunities
enable other railways to book seats in local trains
enable functions available only through 918-1 xml messages
to use extended data sets in 918-1 xml messages
Huge portion of railways income from international ticketing comes through SEPA as a distribution channel

SNCF ban selling of IRT tickets without personal data OEBB is going to implement a new reservation system based on 918-1 xml messages
DB is creating new paths to other reservation systems by mitigating EPA
Even if EPA continues to provide the service to its partners for a period of time, the long time prospect of this partnership is also questionable

New functionalities, like adding personal data or fully complying to GDPR requirements and CIT guidelines must be implemented
To make the new reservation system flexible enough to be able to host trains from other railway undertakings
To integrate the new reservation system with ticketing system of Slovenian Railways to enable hosting of its domestic trains
To have a flexible accounting and reporting system as part of the solution
To enable railway undertakings to use the new reservation system as their distribution system