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The OV-chipkaart is a collaborative initiative of five large public transport operators in the Netherlands: the main rail operator NS, the bus operator Connexxion and the municipal transport operators of the three largest cities: GVB (Amsterdam), HTM (The Hague) and RET (Rotterdam), though all public transport operators in the Netherlands now use the system.
OVpay is a payment and integrated ticketing system for public transport in the Netherlands, currently only for journeys at the full OV-chipkaart fare. [1]With the introduction of the system in mid-2022, it will be possible to check in and out in several ways.
OV-chipkaart: Trans Link Systems: 2005 (Rotterdam), 2006 (Amsterdam), 2009–2010 (East area), 19 May 2011 (Whole area except the Caribbean Netherlands)
A common fare system applies nationwide with NS ticket machines, although individual concessionaires have separate fares. The OV-chipkaart (public-transport card) permits ticket integration and price differentiation. Travellers must be aware of the different operators; for off-peak pass subscribers, a station requiring an operator change may ...
It was designed as a nationwide scheme but is being phased out (see section on validity, below) and replaced by the OV-chipkaart. With the abolition of the strippenkaart (strip card) on 3 November 2011, only the sterabonnement (Star subscription) remains organized under the national tariff system.
The electronic OV-chipkaart has been the only ticketing system valid in the Amsterdam metro since the summer of 2009, and in the rest of the network (tram, bus) since June 2010. Most trams carry conductors, but as they no longer stamp passengers' strippenkaarten their role has been deskilled; it now consists in ensuring security along with ...
Studentenreisproduct is loaded as a product on the OV-chipkaart, a contactless travel card. Students can choose either free transport on weekdays and a 40% discount on the weekend, or vice versa. [ 1 ]
The Netherlands has a single nationwide bike sharing program, called OV-fiets, which means 'public transport bike'. [1] The system has 20,500 bikes in 300 locations, [2] mainly train stations, all over the country. Membership is required (annual fee €0.01, €4.45 per rental day) and can be combined with an OV-chipkaart. The program, which ...