Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong’s Octopus card, Paris’ Calypso_(RFID)/Navigo and Lisbon’ LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications.

Singapore EZ-Link add value machine

Novosibirsk (Russia). Transport fare collection terminal CFT

Smartcard used for paying for public transportation in the Helsinki area; the card is read remotely.

Obverse side of a standard adult Octopus card, a contactless smart card.

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Americas

Country
Place
Card
Provider
Introduction

Argentina
Buenos Aires
Subtecard
Metrovías
2003

Mendoza
Red Bus
Siemens
2006

Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Riocard
Fetranspor
2005

São Paulo
Bilhete Único
SPTrans – São Paulo Transportes
2004

Canada
Gatineau
Passe-Partout PLUS
Société de Transport de l’Outaouais
1998, fully implemented in 2004

St. John’s
M-Card
St. John’s Transportation Commission (Metrobus)
December 2006

Toronto
Presto
Metrolinx
Pilot Program 2007

Montreal
Opus
Société de transport de Montréal
April 2008 – June 2009

Chile
Santiago
Multivía/Bip
Metro de Santiago de Chile/Transantiago
2003 to 2007 (since 2007)

Colombia
Bogotá
HID Corp
Transmilenio
2000

Medellín
Tarjeta Cívica
Metro de Medellín
2006

Mexico
León de los Aldama
PagoBus
Coordinadora Del Transporte Urbano De La Ciudad, S.C.
March 2001

Mexico City
Metrobús Card
Mexico City Metrobús
June 2005

Seguro Popular
CNPSS
December 2005

United States
Atlanta
Breeze Card
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
December 2005

Boston
CharlieCard
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
2006

Chicago
Chicago Card
Chicago Transit Authority
2002

Houston
Q Card
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Late 2007 – Early 2008

Los Angeles
TAP
Metro
Late 2007 – Early 2008

Miami
Easy Card
Miami-Dade Transit
Demonstration- Summer 2008. Implementation Late 2008- Spring 2009

Minneapolis-St. Paul
Go-To card
Metro Transit (Minnesota)
April 2007

New York City/Northern New Jersey
SmartLink
PATH
July 2, 2007

Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey
Freedom
PATCO
Currently in testing phase, partial launch 2008

San Francisco Bay area
TransLink card
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Testing since 2002, partial launch 2007

EZ-Rider
BART
Pilot Program 2006

Seattle
Orca Card
Metro Transit (King County)
2007

Washington, D.C.
SmarTrip
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
1999

Asia

Country
Place
Card
Provider
Introduction

China
Beijing
Yikatong card

2003

Guangzhou
Yang Cheng Tong
Yang Cheng Tong Corporation
December 2001

Shanghai
Shanghai Public Transportation Card

December 1999

Shenzhen
Shenzhen TransCard
Shenzhen TransCard Corporation
December 2004

Hong Kong
(Whole area)
Octopus
Octopus Cards Limited
September 1997

India
New Delhi
Delhi Metro Smart Card
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
2005

Driving License Smart Card (ongoing tender)
Government of India
2007

Vehicle Registration Certificate Smart Card
Government of India
2005

Jamshedpur
Xavier Labor Relations Institute smart card
XLRI Card
2006

Kolkata
Kolkata Metro Smart Card
Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation
-

Mumbai
Bus Pass Smart Card
BEST (BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking)
2007

Iran
Tehran
Metro Card
Processing World Co./ASCOM
Implemented on 2002

Japan
(Whole area)
Edy
bitWallet
November 2001

nanaco
Seven & I Holdings
April 2007

taspo
Tobacco Institute of Japan and others
2008

WAON
ÆON
April 2007

Asahikawa
Do Card
Dōhoku Bus
November 1999

Fukuoka Prefecture
Hayakaken
Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau
Spring 2009

nimoca
Nishi-Nippon Railroad
May 2008

SUGOCA
Kyūshū Railway Company
Spring 2009

Gifu
ayuca
Gifu Bus
December 2006

Hamamatsu
NicePass
Enshū Railway
October 2004

Hiroshima
PASPY
Hiroshima Electric Railway and other 14 operators
January 2008

Skyrail IC Card
Skyrail Service
August 1998

Hitachi
Dentetsu hi-card
Hitachi Dentetsu Kōtsū Service
October 2007

Hyōgo, Osaka and Okayama Prefectures
NicoPa
Shinki Bus
January 2006

Itami
Itappy
Itami City Transportation Bureau
April 2008

Kagoshima
Iwasaki IC Card
Iwasaki Corporation Group
April 2005

RapiCa
Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau, Nangoku Kōtsū, and JR Kyūshū Bus
April 2005

Kanazawa
ICa
Hokuriku Railroad
December 2004

Kitakyūshū
Himawari Bus Card
Kitakyūshū City Transportation Bureau
September 2001

Kitami
Bus Card
Hokkaidō Kitami Bus
March 2003

Kōfu
Bus IC Card
Yamanashi Kōtsū
February 2000

Kōriyama and Sukagawa
Bus IC Card
Fukushima Kōtsū
April 2001

Matsuyama
IC e-card
Iyo Railway
October 2005

Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyakō Busca
Miyazaki Kōtsū
October 2002

Nagasaki
Nagasaki Smart Card
6 bus operators and Nagasaki Electric Tramway
January 2002

Greater Nagoya and Shizuoka Prefecture
TOICA
JR Central
November 2006

Nara Prefecture
CI-CA
Nara Kōtsū Bus Line
December 2004

Okayama
Hareca
Okayama Electric Tramway, Ryōbi Bus, Shimotsui Dentetsu
October 2006

Keihanshin, Okayama and Hiroshima Prefectures
ICOCA
JR West
November 2001

Keihanshin, Okayama and Shizuoka
PiTaPa
Surutto Kansai Association, composed of various private operators
October 2004

Sapporo
Kitaca
JR Hokkaidō
2008

SAPICA
Sapporo City Transportation Bureau and 3 bus operators
January 2009

Shizuoka
LuLuCa
Shizuoka Railway and Shizutetsu Just Line
March 2006

Takamatsu
IruCa
Takamatsu-Kotohira Electric Railroad and Kotoden Bus
February 2005

Greater Tokyo Area
PASMO
PASMO Corporation, associated with various private operators
March 2007

Greater Tokyo Area, Sendai and Niigata
Suica
JR East and other 5 operators
November 2001

Tokyo
Setamaru
Tokyo Kyūkō Electric Railway (Setagaya Line only)
July 2002

Toride
IC Bus Card
Kantō Railway Bus
December 2003

Toyama
passca
Toyama Light Rail
April 2006

Macau
(Whole area)
Macau Pass
Transmac
1999

Malaysia
(Whole area)
Touch ‘n Go
Touch n Go Sdn Bhd
1997

Philippines
Manila
G-Pass
Globe Telecom
July 2006

Singapore
(Whole area)
EZ-Link
EZ-Link Pte Ltd
2001

South Korea
(Whole area)
Republic of Korea Identification Card
Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs
2008 (trial )

Narasarang Card
Shinhan Bank, Ministry of National Defence, KFTCI
2007

hi-pass plus
Korea Highway Corporation
2000

(Almost whole area)
KB Free Pass
Kookmin Bank
1998

K-CASH
Korea Financial Telecommunication and Clearings Institute
unknown

Mybi
Mybi
2000

KTX Family Card
Korail
2004

Busan
Hanaro Card
Mybi
1997

Daegu
Daegyeong Traffic card
Kardnet
2000

Daejeon
Hankummi Card
Korea Smart Card
2003

Seoul Metropolitan Area
T-money
Korea Smart Card
July 2004

Upass
Seoul Metropolitan Bus Operater Association
June 1996

eB Card (eB T-money, eB Upass)
eB
2001

Taiwan
Kaohsiung
TaiwanMoney Card
MasterCard, Cathay United Bank, Acer e-Service
June 2006

Keelung
Keelung Traffic Card
Taipei Smart Card Corporation
2004

Kinmen
Kin Men Traffic Card
Kinmen County Public Bus and Ship Administration

Taichung
ECard
Taiwan Smart Card Corporation
August 2004

Taipei
EasyCard
Taipei Smart Card Corporation
March 2000

Taoyuan, Hsinchu County and City, Miaoli
Taiwan Easy Go
Taiwan Smart Card Corporation
October 2006

Thailand
(Whole area)
Smart Purse
Thai Smart Card Co.,Ltd.
December 2005

Bangkok
Bangkok Metro Smart card
Bangkok Metro
2004

BTS Smart pass
Bangkok Skytrain
2006

Be1st BTS Card
Bangkok Bank
2007

Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
Khai Minh Technology Solutions
Khai Minh Technology Solutions Co.,Ltd.
September 2005

Europe

Country
Place
Card
Provider
Introduction

Denmark
South Jutland (Sønderjylland)
Elektronisk Klippekort
Sydbus
2001

Finland
(Whole area)
Bus card
Matkahuolto (a national long-distance bus service)
 ?

Greater Helsinki (YTV area)
Travel card
YTV
2001

Oulu
Bus card
Koskilinjat OY
January 1992

Tampere
Bus card
Tampere City Transport
 ?

Vaasa
Bus card
Vaasan paikallisliikenne
 ?

France
Bordeaux
Le Pass
Tram et Bus de la CUB
2003

Lyon
Carte Técély
Transports en Commun Lyonnais
Unknown

Paris
Navigo card
STIF
October 2001

Rennes
Korrigo
STAR
2006

Tours
Multipass
Multipass Centre
2002

(Whole area)
mon€o electronic purse

2004

Germany
de:Schwäbisch-Hall
Kolibricard
Kreis Verkehr Schwäbsch Hall
March 2006

Hohenlohekreis
Kolibricard
Nahverkehr Hohenlohe (NVH)
March 2007

Ireland
Dublin
Luas smartcard
ITS
March 2005

Luxembourg
(Whole area)
miniCash
Cetrel
1999

Netherlands
(Whole area)
OV-chipkaart
Trans Link Systems
2008 ?

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

 ?

Warsaw
Warsaw City Card (Karta Miejska)
ZTM
October 2001

Portugal
Aveiro
MoveAveiro
Transportes Urbanos de Aveiro
2002

Funchal
Giro
Horarios do Funchal
February 2007

Lisbon
LisboaViva card
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

Moscow
Transport Card
Moscow Metro
September 1, 1998

Transport Card
Mosgortrans
Introduced on May 12, 2001.
Fully implemented on all routes in April 2006.
3 of 689 routes now working without turnstiles.

Novosibirsk
City administration
CFT
2006

Saint Petersburg
Contactless Smart Card
Saint Petersburg Metro
2004

Spain
Madrid
Sube-T
Consorcio de Transportes de Madrid

Málaga
Billete Único
Consorcio de Transportes del Área de Málaga
February 2005

Palma de Mallorca
Targeta ciutadana

http://www.emtpalma.es/

January 2006

Turkey
İzmir
Kentkart
Kentkart
1997

United Kingdom
Cheshire
Cheshire Travelcard
Cheshire County Council
2002

East Midlands
Mango
Trent Barton
March 2008

Edinburgh
RidaCard
Lothian Buses
April 2001

Guernsey
Multi Journey “Wave & Save”
Island Coachways
Unknown

Lancashire & Cumbria
NoWcard – Concessionary Travel Card for the Elderly & Disabled
Lancashire & Cumbria District Concessionary Travel Authorities
Being ‘ rolled out’ across the region from September 2006, initially with Blackpool Transportfollowed up by Rossendale Transportin March 2007, then Stagecoach and Blazefield companies

London
Oyster card
Transport for London
January 2004

Northern Ireland
Smartlink
Translink
2003 for Citybus (now Metro), 2005 for Ulsterbus

Nottingham
EasyRider
Nottingham City Transport
September 2000

Plymouth
Freedom Card
Plymouth Citybus
December 2007

Telford
ArrivaCard
Arriva Midlands
June 2007

Belgium
(Whole Area)
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.

Oceania

Country
Place
Card
Provider
Introduction

Australia
Brisbane
Go card
TransLink / Cubic
29 January 2008 live roll out start, 25 February 2008 network wide

Melbourne
myki
Kamco
Pilot in 2008. May not be fully operational until at least the end of 2009.

Perth
SmartRider
Transperth and Wayfarer Transit
April 2006

New Zealand
Christchurch
Metrocard
MetroInfo (Environment Canterbury)
2004

Hamilton
BUSIT! Cards
Environment Waikato
Unknown

Wellington
Snapper card
Infratil/NZ Bus
Roll-out June 2008

(Whole area)
Travelcard
Newlands/Mana Coach Services
2002

External links

  • On-line Smart Card ATR Database
  • Selected list of smartcard APDU commands

References

  1. ^ Wayfarer Transit Systems | Case Study – Lothian Buses

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