HP StorageWorks MSL6030 AD597B Folheto

Romanian Railways on track with electronic ticketing and EU compliance

“The new infrastructure’s most important benefit is that it improves the 
quality of public service. By introducing electronic ticketing, we reduced 
issuing time and enabled passengers to make reservations at any local train 
station 30 days in advance.” 

– Cintia Chinde, Commercial Director, SNTFC CFR Calatori SA 

HP customer case
study: HP Services 

Objective:

and server

CFR Calatori SA wanted to align with European 
Union rail-transportation standards by offering 

infrastructure

online ticketing and reservations. 

Industry: 
Transportation

Approach: 

CFR Calatori SA and HP developed an adaptive 
infrastructure for a countrywide electronic-ticketing 
and reservation system. 

Business technology improvements: 

• Innovative and flexible sales and reservation 

system that is adaptable to future changes and 
needs 

• Centralized solution with industry standards-

based HP Integrity family of servers and HP 
StorageWorks XP12000 disk arrays and tape 
libraries 

• Multiple operating systems running software 

provided by Informatica Feroviară, and 
implemented by partner integrators 

• Local and regional HP ProLiant server 

infrastructure 

• 760 sales and reservation points in railway 

stations and travel agencies plus 140 training 
and query points 

Business benefits: 

• Higher quality of service, including the ability to 

make reservations up to 30 days in advance (60 
for groups) at any local train station or, 
eventually, online 

• More efficient working conditions – ticket issuing 

time reduced from minutes to approximately 30 
seconds 

• Fewer clerks/staff needed 

• Ability to prepare sales and marketing reports 

more accurately and quickly 

• Foundation for connecting with other countries’ 

reservation systems in the future to meet 
European Union standards