List of public transport smart cards
Appearance
Some widely used contactless smart cards include Sydney's Opal Card, London's Oyster card, Hong Kong's Octopus card, Stockholm's Access card, Japan's Suica and Pasmo cards, Manila's Beep cards, Nigeria's ETC Card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo, the Dutch OV-Chipkaart, Toronto's Presto card and Lisbon's LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transport and other electronic purse applications.
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Singapore EZ-Link add value machine
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Novosibirsk (Russia). Transport fare collection terminal CFT
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Smartcard used for paying for public transport in the Helsinki area; the card is read remotely.
Africa
Country | Place | Card | Provider | Introduction |
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Morocco | Rabat, Casablanca | smart
[1] || [2] || 2011 (November) | ||
Namibia | Whole country | savings card, biometric electronic purse | NamPost | 2009 (approximately)[1] |
Tourist SmartCard biometric electronic purse | 2010 (approximately)[2] | |||
Nigeria | Lagos | [3] ETC Card | [4] LAGBUS Asset Management Ltd | 2010 (January) |
South Africa | Whole country | Tap-I-Fare (Mastercard PayPass) | Integrated Fare Collection Services (Pty) Ltd and local Mini-bus taxi companies | 2012 (launched 1 February with Peninsula Taxi Association in the Western Cape)[3] |
Cape Town | My Connect (Mastercard PayPass) | MyCiti | 2011 | |
Durban | Muvo (Mastercard PayPass) | eThekwini Transport Authority with Standard Bank of South Africa | 2012 | |
Johannesburg, Pretoria | Gautrain Gold | Gautrain | 2010 | |
Tanzania | Ngorongoro Crater | Smart Card | Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority | 2010 |
Americas
Asia
Europe
Country | Place | Card | Provider | Introduction |
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Austria | Wels | Bestpreisticket | Linie Wels [6] | 2002. Saver fares for city bus services. |
Belarus | Minsk | Minsktrans card | МIНСКТРАНС (Minsktrans) | |
Belgium | Whole country | Personal electronic identity card (BelPic or eID) Cryptoflex Javacard 32K | Belgian government | Roll-out started October 2004. Roll-out must be completed by end of 2009. |
Flandern, Brussels Capital Region | Mobib | De Lijn, Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company | 2008 | |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Електронна безконтактна чип карта (Public Transport Card) | Център за градска мобилност (Urban Mobility Centre) | September 2008. Passes for all modes of transport. Saver tickets for tram and trolley only. |
Карта за метро (Subway Card) | Метрополитен ЕАД (Sofia Metro) | Saver tickets for subway only. | ||
Croatia | Osijek | Butra | GPP | September 2008 |
Pula | BusCARD | Pulapromet | 2003 | |
Rijeka | Rijeka City Card | Autotrolej | 2013 | |
Czech Republic | Prague (Praha) | Lítačka | Dopravní podnik hl.m. Prahy | March 2016 |
Whole country (ČD network) | In Karta | ČD In Karta | Unknown | |
Denmark | Whole country | Rejsekort | Rejsekort | Entered test December 2007 |
South Jutland (Sønderjylland) | Elektronisk Klippekort | Sydbus | Roll-out started October 2004. Roll-out must be completed by end of 2009. | |
Estonia | Tallinn | Ühiskaart | Ühendatud Piletid | Introduced in September 2012, expected to replace paper tickets by January 2013 and ID-card based tickets by April 2013. |
Finland | Whole country | Bus card | Matkahuolto (a national long-distance bus service) | ? |
Greater Helsinki (HSL) | Travel card | HSL | 2001 | |
Oulu | Bus card | Koskilinjat OY | January 1992 | |
Tampere | Bus card | Tampere City Transport | ? | |
Vaasa | Bus card | Vaasan paikallisliikenne | ? | |
France | Whole country | Moneo electronic purse | 2004 | |
Carte Vitale | Sécurité Sociale | 1998 | ||
Bordeaux | Le Pass | Tram et Bus de la CUB | 2003 | |
Lille | Pass Pass | Transpole | 2013 | |
Lorraine | Simplicite | TER Lorraine-Metrolor | Unknown | |
Lyon | Técély Card | Transports en commun lyonnais | Unknown | |
Paris | Navigo pass | STIF | October 2001 | |
Rennes | Korrigo | STAR | 2006 | |
Strasbourg | BADGEO | CTS | September 2004 | |
Toulouse | Pastel card | Midi-Pyrénées region | 2007[16] | |
Tours | Multipass | Multipass Centre | 2002 | |
Germany | Berlin | fahrCard | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) | September 2011 |
Schwäbisch Hall | Kolibricard | Kreisverkehr Schwäbisch Hall | March 2006 | |
Hohenlohekreis | Kolibricard | Nahverkehr Hohenlohe (NVH) | March 2007 | |
Region Donau-Iller | DingCard | Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrs-GmbH | 1998 | |
Rhein-Ruhr | eTicketing | Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr | 2003 | |
Hungary | Budapest | RIGO | Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK) | 2016 through 2018 |
Ireland | Dublin | Dublin Bus Smartcard | Dublin Bus | 2010 |
Luas Smart Card | Luas | 21 March 2005 - Discontinued in favour of the new Leap Card | ||
Leap Card | National Transport Authority | December 2011 | ||
Cork | Leap Card | National Transport Authority | April 2014 | |
Italy | Rome | Metrebus Card | Motorola/ST | 1999 |
Piedmont Region | BIP Card | Calypso | 2009 | |
Latvia | Riga | E-talons | Rigas Karte | March 2009 |
Kosovo | Prizren | Prizren City Card | Kentkart | January 2009 – Discontinued |
Luxembourg | Whole country | miniCash electronic purse | Cetrel | 1999 |
e-go | Verkéiers Verbond (AVL CFL RGTR TICE) | 2008, abolished in 2014 | ||
M-kaart (Mobilitéitskaart) | Verkéiers Verbond (AVL CFL RGTR TICE) | August 2014 | ||
Macedonia | Skopje | Moja Karta | Kentkart | 2008 – Discontinued |
Netherlands | Almost whole country | OV-chipkaart | Trans Link Systems | 2005 (Rotterdam), 2006 (Amsterdam), 2009–2010 (East area), 19 May 2011 (Whole area except the BES and Frisian Wadden Islands) |
Norway | Oslo | Flexus | Ruter & Norges Statsbaner | 2008 |
Hordaland | Skysskortet | Skyss | 2008 | |
Ferries in Rogaland, Hordaland, Sunnmøre and Trondheimsfjord | Verdikort | Tide Sjø | 2009 | |
Poland | Gdańsk | Gdansk City Card | EMAX | July 2006 |
Kraków | Cracow City Card | October 2005 | ||
Rybnik | Rybnik City Card (e-Karta) | E-Karta | November 2006 | |
Poznań | Komkarta, replaced by PEKA in 2014 | [7] [8] | 2002, 2014 | |
Tczew | Tczew City Card | Kentkart | 2009 | |
Warsaw | Warsaw City Card (Karta Miejska) | ZTM | October 2001 | |
Wrocław | URBANcard | Mennica Polska S.A. | May 2010 | |
Portugal | Aveiro | MoveAveiro | Transportes Urbanos de Aveiro | 2002 |
Funchal | Giro | Horários do Funchal | February 2007 | |
Lisbon | LisboaViva | Otlis | November 2001 | |
Lisboa Card | Transportation and Culture | May 2005 | ||
7 Colinas | Transportation | May 2005 | ||
Porto | Andante | Transportes Intermodais do Porto | 2002 | |
Romania | Bucharest | Cardul Activ | RATB | 2006 / 2007 |
Russia | Chelyabinsk | Uralinfotect | CFT | 2004 |
Chuvashia | United Transport Card of Chuvashia | Chuvashia government | 1 June 2008 | |
Moscow | Troika | Moscow Metro and Mosgortrans | 2 April 2013 | |
Transport Card | Moscow Metro | 1 September 1998 | ||
Transport Card | Mosgortrans | Introduced on 12 May 2001. Fully implemented on all routes in April 2006. 3 of 689 routes now working without turnstiles. | ||
Kemerovo | Electronic pass | Kemerovo transit | 20 Jan 2010 | |
Lipetsk | Lipetsk Transport System united transport card | Lipetsk Transport | 1 Jan 2010 | |
Nizhny Novgorod | Autochip petroil smart card | Autocard | 1998 | |
Novosibirsk | City administration | CFT | 2006 | |
Orenburg | United transport card | Orenburg transport | 1 Oct 2007 | |
Saint Petersburg | Contactless smart card | Saint Petersburg Metro | 2004 | |
Samara | Transport card – Samara | Samara transit | 2008 or 2009 | |
Yekaterinburg | EKARTA | 2009 | ||
Serbia | Belgrade | BusPlus[9] | Kentkart | 1. February 2012. |
Subotica | SuBus | 2012 | ||
Slovenia | Ljubljana | Urbana | Javni holding Ljubljana | 2009 |
Spain |
Girona || TMG || Transports Municipals del Gironès || 1999 | |||
Barcelona | Bicing | Barcelona sharing bicycle system | ||
Madrid | Sube-T | Consorcio de Transportes de Madrid | ||
Metropolitan Areas of Andalusia | Tarjeta de transporte | Metropolitan Transport Consortiums of Andalusia [10] | 2005 | |
Palma de Mallorca | Targeta ciutadana | http://www.emtpalma.es/ | January 2006 | |
Valencia | Targeta mobilis | http://www.emtvalencia.es/ | January 2009 | |
Zaragoza | Tarjeta Ciudadana | http://www.zaragoza.es/ciudad/sectores/tarjetaciudadana/ | ||
Tarjeta BUS | http://www.urbanosdezaragoza.es/ | |||
Tarjeta InterBUS | http://www.consorciozaragoza.es/ | |||
Abonos 30-90-365 Auzsa | http://www.urbanosdezaragoza.es/ | |||
Tarjeta del Pensionista | http://www.urbanosdezaragoza.es/ | |||
Tarjeta Zaragoza Card | http://www.zaragozacard.com/ | |||
Tarjeta Bizi | http://www.bizizaragoza.com/ | |||
Sweden | Whole country | Contactless MasterCard | ICA-Banken, ICA Supermarkets | 18 June 2015 |
Blekinge County Halland County Jönköping County Kronoberg County Skåne County |
Resekort. Jojo-kortet in Skåne. Usable in all these counties. It is the same card with different logotypes |
Blekingetrafiken Skånetrafiken |
October 2009 in Skåne, little later in other counties | |
Östergötland County | Resekortet | ÖstgötaTrafiken | 2008 | |
Stockholm County | SL Access | Stockholm Transit | October 2008 | |
Västra Götaland County | Västtrafikkortet | Västtrafik | 2006 | |
Turkey | Ankara | AnkaraKart | E-Kent | / EAS 2014 |
Antalya | Antkart | Antkart/ E-Kent | 2007 | |
Bursa | BuKart | E-Kent / EAS | 2006 | |
Gaziantep | Kart27 | ? | ||
Kütahya | Kart43 | ? | ||
Bitlis | Kart13 | ? | ||
Sakarya | Kart54 | ? | ||
Aksaray | Kart68 | ? | ||
Uşak | Kart64 | ? | ||
Düzce | Kart81 | ? | ||
Simav | Simav Kart | ? | ||
Kütahya | Kart43 | ? | ||
Eskişehir | EsKart | 2005 | ||
Amasya | ElmaKart | 2006 | ||
Tokat | ToKart | 2006 | ||
Balıkesir | BalKart | 2006 | ||
Kayseri | Kart38 | 2006 | ||
Tarsus | TaKart | 2008 | ||
İzmir | İzmir Kentkart | Kentkart | March 1999 - Discontinued | |
İzmirim Kart | [Kartek] | June 2015 | ||
Manisa | Kentkart | Kentkart | May 2004 | |
Adana | May 2005 | |||
Denizli | January 2005 | |||
Kocaeli | January 2006 | |||
Çanakkale | June 2006 | |||
Bandırma | December 2006 | |||
Gebze | January 2007 | |||
Sivas | August 2008 | |||
Muğla | December 2008 | |||
Konya | Elkart | Promek, Konya Metropolitan Municipality | 2000 | |
Istanbul | istanbulkart | BELBİM | 2007, issued by BELBİM, smart card used in almost all public transport | |
Samsun | SamKart | Asis | 2007 | |
Çorum | CorumKart | Asis | 2007 | |
Erzurum | KardelenKart | Asis | 2007 | |
Tekirdağ | TekKart | Asis | 2007 | |
Gaziantep | GaziKart | Kentek | 2007 | |
Diyarbakır | DiyarKart | Asis | 2009 | |
Ukraine | Kharkiv | Kharkiv Contactless Electronic Card | Kharkiv Metro | 2007 for Kharkiv Metro, 2012 for Kharkiv trolleybus, Kharkiv tram and home bills payment |
United Kingdom | Birmingham | Swift | Centro | Introduced 2012, roll out complete by end of 2015.[17] |
Bolton, Dundee & Thames Ditton | sQuid electronic purse | sQuidcard | Available as a standalone card, store loyalty card, or as an optional application on a smartcard id from partner organisations. June 2008. | |
Bournemouth | Glo Smartcard | Yellow Buses | 2010[18] | |
The Key | More Bus | 2010 | ||
Bradford | FirstCard | First Bradford | Roll out in 2000, discontinued 2 March 2012. | |
Brighton, Hove | The Key (smartcard) | Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Ltd | August 2011 | |
Bristol | Wessex Red (formerly Ulink) | University of the West of England | August 2009[19] | |
Cambridgeshire | Busway (multi-operator ticket for Cambridgeshire Guided Busway) | Cambridgeshire County Council | August 2011 | |
Cardiff | Iff card | Cardiff Bus | October 2010 | |
Cheshire | Cheshire Travelcard | Cheshire County Council | 2002 | |
Cornwall | Cornish Key | Cornwall County Council | Introduced February 2002[20] – discontinued April 2005[21] | |
East Midlands | Mango | Trent Barton | March 2008 | |
Edinburgh | RidaCard (season ticket) | Transport for Edinburgh (Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams) | April 2001 | |
Citysmart (rechargeable card) | September 2014 | |||
England & Border areas | English National Concessionary Travel Scheme | DfT and Local Authorities | April 2008 | |
Glasgow | Bramble | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | November 2013 | |
Guernsey | Ormer Card | Island Coachways | Replaced the "wave & save" card on 1 April 2010 | |
Jersey | Avanchi Card | LibertyBus | Phased in in 2014 | |
Leicester | One Card | Leicester City Council | October 2011 | |
London | Oyster card | Transport for London | January 2004 | |
London and the South East | c2csmart | c2c | November 2014 | |
Manchester | get me there, ITSO compliant | Transport for Greater Manchester | Announced June 2012, expected to launch summer 2013. | |
Merseyside | Live Smart 3 day city tourist ticket | Merseytravel | ? | |
Liverpool Day Tripper 3 day city tourist ticket starting from John Lennon Airport | 1 June 2011[22] | |||
Walrus | September 2011 | |||
Newport | Freedom (pay-as-you-go) | Newport Transport | 13 August 2012 | |
Passport (local season ticket) | May 2010,[23] not valid on long distance journeys to Cardiff or Cwmbran from 28 July 2012. | |||
Passport Plus (local and long distance season ticket) | 28 July 2012[24] | |||
Unigo student/staff travel card for University of Wales, Newport | 10 September 2012[25] | |||
North East | Pop card | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (also known as Nexus) | February 2011 | |
The Key (smartcard) | Go North East | 2010 | ||
Northern Ireland | Belfast Visitor Pass | Translink | April 2011[26] | |
iLink | October 2009, for bus and rail.[27] | |||
Smartlink | 2003 for Citybus (now Metro), 2005 for Ulsterbus | |||
Nottingham | EasyRider | Nottingham City Transport | September 2000 | |
Robin Hood Card | Nottingham City Council | 14 December 2015[28] | ||
Oxford | Oxford Key | Oxford Bus Company | Unknown | |
Plymouth | Freedom Card | Plymouth Citybus | December 2007, discontinued 14 August 2011. | |
The Key (smartcard) | Replaced the Freedom Card from 14 August 2011.[29] | |||
Scotland | Travelcard | Transport Scotland | Pilot November 2006,[30] roll-out to all bus services 2008 – 2009 | |
Saltire Card | Not yet introduced as of 2014 | |||
South East England | The Key (smartcard) | Southern Railway | Rollout started November 2011[31] | |
South Yorkshire | TravelMaster | TravelMaster | Roll-out started 2014[32] | |
Southampton | Smartcities | Southampton City Council | Pilot launched April 2000.[33] – relaunch July 2005[34] | |
The Key (smartcard) | Uni-link | 2012 | ||
Southampton, Eastleigh, Winchester, Romsey, Waterside | The Key (smartcard) | Bluestar Buses | 2012 | |
Swindon | Networkcard | Thamesdown Transport | August 2006, discontinued unknown. | |
SmartFare electronic purse stored on Thamesdown smart card | March 2011[35] | |||
TravelPass season ticket stored on Thamesdown smart card | Unknown, probably in 2010 | |||
Mondex pre-pay electronic purse on a Mondex smart card | July 1995, discontinued | |||
Telford & Wrekin | ArrivaCard | Arriva Midlands | Introduced June 2007 – Withdrawn December 2008 | |
Wessex | Liberty | Wessex Connect | January 2011 | |
West Yorkshire | MCard | Metro & WYPTE | Spring 2013 with Young Persons MCard, leading into other concessions available and to further lead into PAYG MCard in Late 2014, all with online purchasing. | |
Winchester | Park and Ride Smart Card | Winchester City Council | 2010 |
Oceania
Country | Place | Card | Provider | Introduction |
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Australia | Adelaide | Metrocard | Adelaide Metro (ACS) | 24 October 2011 (First equipment installation) |
Brisbane | Go card | TransLink (Cubic) | 29 January 2008 / 25 February 2008 (network wide) | |
Canberra | MyWay | Transport for Canberra (Parkeon / Downer EDi) | 7 March 2011 | |
Northern Territory | Tap and Ride Card | Darwin Bus/ASbus | Dec 2014 (Darwin, Alice Springs)[36] | |
Perth | SmartRider | Transperth (Parkeon / Downer EDi) | 14 January 2007 | |
Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter, Newcastle, Illawarra, Wollongong and Southern Highlands | Opal | Transport for NSW (Pearl Consortium/Cubic) | 7 December 2012 (Ferries), 14 June 2013 (Trains),[37] 30 September 2013 (Buses),[38] 1 December 2014 (Light Rail) | |
Tasmania | Multirider Smartcard | Tassielink | Merged into Greencard and no longer available | |
Greencard | Metro Tasmania (INIT) | May 2009 (Burnie), 16 Sept 2009 (Hobart)[39] | ||
Victoria | myki | Public Transport Victoria (Kamco) | 12 December 2008: trial on four Geelong bus routes. March–May 2009: introduced on major regional city bus services. 29 December 2009: valid for travel in Melbourne. 29 December 2012: metropolitan roll-out complete. June/July 2013: became valid for travel on regional "commuter" train services. | |
New Zealand | Auckland | AT HOP card | Auckland Transport | 8 May 2011, October 2012 (AT HOP Card) |
Christchurch | Metrocard | Environment Canterbury (INIT) | 2004 | |
Hamilton | BUSIT! Cards | Environment Waikato | [unknown] | |
Hutt Valley | GoRider | Cityline Hutt Valley | Discontinued June 2009, replaced by regional Snapper card, including transfer of balance.[40] | |
Wellington | Snapper card | Infratil/NZ Bus | June 2008 | |
Greater Wellington | Travelcard | Newlands/Mana Coach Services | 2002 | |
Dunedin/Queenstown, New Zealand (Otago) | GO Card | Otago Regional Council | 2007 in Dunedin, 2010 in Queenstown |
See also
- Contactless smartcards on the railways of Great Britain
- Oyster card (pay as you go) on National Rail
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