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Opal equipment was designed from the start to support a variety of cards, but launched with the captive Opal cards. Opal cards are the standard method of paying for fares on the Opal system. The card is a credit card-sized smartcard which includes a microchip and internal RFID aerial, allowing the card to communicate with readers.
Public transport ticketing in New South Wales, Australia operated using magnetic-stripe technology between 1989 and 2016. This ticketing system, known variously as the Automated fare collection system, STATS and, from 2010, MyZone, was progressively replaced by a contactless smart card called Opal between 2012 and 2016.
The Opal card rolled out across New South Wales public transport services from 7 December 2012 until December 2014. Additionally, from December 2017, OpalPay was introduced and can be used as payment on selected third party services. This article contains all the dates of official Opal card and OpalPay rollouts.
My Card: Kingston Transit: August 2008 Lethbridge: The Breeze: Lethbridge Transit: December 2011 [8] London: ALT smart card (Also FANCard and the ONECard Cards) London Transit: February 2016 [9] Laval: Opus card: Société de transport de Laval: April 2008 Lévis: Société de transport de Lévis: April 2011 [10] Longueuil: Réseau de transport ...
Students who use the Sydney Metro network to get to and from schools can apply for a free School Opal card. Opal is also valid on bus, ferry, and light rail services but separate fares apply for these modes. The following table lists Opal fares for reusable smartcards and single trip tickets: [72]
A Myki card has a limited validity period, but the expiry date is not printed on the card. A physical card expires four years after the date on which it is purchased. Mobile Myki expires after two years. If the card is registered, the holder can see online the date on which the card expires.
Often called "verifying funds" or "merchant funds verification", it was common practice until the mid-2000s that any business or individual could call the bank where the check was drawn and ask for check verification. The bank would ask for the account number, the name on the check, the amount and the check number and just look up the account.
Translink's go card could not be used on Surfside's New South Wales services, but could be used on Queensland services. Transport for NSW's Opal Card was not valid on any Queensland services and was not usable on any Northern Rivers/Rainbow Region services in New South Wales, including Surfsides services.