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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.
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.
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.
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. Azerbaijan: Baku: BakıKART: Baku Metro: August 2015 Bangladesh: Dhaka: Rapid Pass
An Opal ticket machine and an Opal reader at Pyrmont Bay. The smartcard-based Opal card ticketing system, which was introduced to the network on 1 December 2014, is valid on metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services. [80] Different fares apply for these modes, except that the same fares apply to light rail and buses.
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]
Smart card 2001 MRT (subway), bus, parking CEPAS-compliant EZ-Link cards have replaced original EZ-Link cards in 2009 South East Queensland: Translink [10] go card: Smart card January 2008 [11] Buses, ferries, trams & trains Sydney: Transport for NSW: Opal card: Smart card December 2012 Buses, ferries, light rail, trains
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.