Hacon HAFAS Journey Planning and MaaS Platform

Hacon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH is a Hanover-based software company with around 500 employees in informatics and traffic planning, part of Siemens Mobility since 2017. It builds planning, scheduling, passenger information and ticketing systems for railways, transit authorities and operators, and its customers use its systems in more than 150 regions and 25 countries, including nationwide solutions for the Netherlands and Spain.

The portfolio covers HAFAS journey planning (HAFAS app and HAFAS.engine, which can also connect to AI chatbots), information and ticketing systems, operator business products for bus and rail fleets, timetable construction and dispatching, and research and consulting. Its Mobility-as-a-Service platform, built with Siemens Mobility, eos.uptrade, Sqills and Padam Mobility, lets travellers plan, book and pay across providers with one login, and integrates demand-responsive transport. References include TransMilenio in Bogota and Belgian Railways.

• HAFAS journey planner: HAFAS app and HAFAS.engine for multimodal routing and passenger information.
• MaaS platform: plan, book and ride across providers with one login and one payment process.
• Information and ticketing: passenger information, booking and ticketing systems.
• Operator business products: operational systems for bus and rail fleets.
• Timetable construction and dispatching: timetabling and capacity management for networks.
• On-demand integration: demand-responsive transport delivered with Padam Mobility.

Urban railway operators can provide real-time journey planning across metro and bus networks. Vietnam Railways can modernise timetable construction and passenger information. A city can launch a MaaS app combining metro, bus and on-demand feeder services with one account.

Authorities and operators can offer one app where passengers plan, book and pay across public transport, on-demand and other providers with a single login. A combined portfolio covers journey planning, ticketing, timetabling and operations from one supplier group. The HAFAS journey planner supports large networks, such as TransMilenio with over 4 million daily trips. Integration of demand-responsive transport extends service to first and last mile and off-peak trips.

Railways and transit authorities are consolidating journey planning, ticketing and on-demand services into integrated MaaS offers, and are connecting journey planners to AI assistants. Vietnam's urban railway build-out in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and plans for high-speed rail increase the need for integrated passenger information, timetabling and ticketing across rail and bus.

Hacon Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Lister Strasse 15, 30163 Hannover, Germany, Amtsgericht Hannover HRB 1712; managing directors Frank Gerken (CEO) and Jens Stottmann (CFO). Part of Siemens Mobility since 2017 and works with sister companies eos.uptrade, Sqills and Padam Mobility. About 500 employees.