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04-18-2016, 04:40 AM
Aussie commuters could soon catch the bus using a credit card
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Forget the Opal Card, soon all you'll need for your morning commute could be a credit card.
At an event on the future of transport in Sydney Monday, the New South Wales Minister for Transport Andrew Constance an**unced the state will conduct a contactless payments trial on public transport in 2017. Passengers could tap on and off buses, ferries, light rail or trains using only a credit card or debit card.
SEE ALSO: Why ride-hailing apps are betting big on autorickshaws in India (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/india-ola-jug**o-apps-autos/)
The Opal Card system, which launched in 2012 (http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/introducing-opal-card-transforming-way-we-move-around)*and*phased out paper tickets, allows travellers to use the smart card across the state's public transport options. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/nsw-contactless-payments/)
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Forget the Opal Card, soon all you'll need for your morning commute could be a credit card.
At an event on the future of transport in Sydney Monday, the New South Wales Minister for Transport Andrew Constance an**unced the state will conduct a contactless payments trial on public transport in 2017. Passengers could tap on and off buses, ferries, light rail or trains using only a credit card or debit card.
SEE ALSO: Why ride-hailing apps are betting big on autorickshaws in India (http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/india-ola-jug**o-apps-autos/)
The Opal Card system, which launched in 2012 (http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/introducing-opal-card-transforming-way-we-move-around)*and*phased out paper tickets, allows travellers to use the smart card across the state's public transport options. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/17/nsw-contactless-payments/)
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