The elements of AFC system include Center Computer System (CC), Station Computer System (SC), Booking Office Machine (BOM), Ticket Vending Machine (TVM), Add Value Machine (AVM), etc. By automating the ticket accounting and selling processes and giving detailed data on system usage, the AFC system can reduce operating costs of urban rail, improve management of urban metro networks and save cities from doubling and redoubling their road traffic.

Hua Hong Group, due to its advantages in resource integration and full involvement in the industrial chain, provides a complete AFC solution for urban rail transport. In recent years, the company and its affiliates have successfully deployed AFC systems in the majority of Shanghai urban rail projects, including two north extension projects of Shanghai Metro Line 1, Metro Line 3 and its north extension project, Line 4, Line 5, Line 8, Line 9, and Shanghai rail transit one-card system update project.