Ticketing

= Myki =

Public Transport Home Page | History of Transport | Modern Day Transport| **Myki**  | People's Opinions  | Southern Cross and Flinders Street Stations  | Mind Map | [|Reflective Blog] | Research Task | Bibliography   //Myki is the new Smartcard Ticketing System that will replace the old Metcard System for tram, bus and train services. Myki will also work on the Skybus service to Melbourne airport as well as other local bus services. Myki is being introduced by Kamco (Keane Australia Micropayment Consortium) and will be managed by the Transport Ticketing Authority. Myki is the size of a credit card and is made of plastic. The card contains an embedded microprocessor which is like a mini-computer. Myki cards will be able to be used for both metropolitan and regional travels. In the future, myki could be used as an epurse to pay for non-travel expenses such as car parking tickets. It will also reduce illegal activities, as there is a photo-based card implementation system used to identify people. //  //Work began late 2002 when the department of Infrastructure displayed options for a new smartcard system. In June 2003, the Transport Ticketing Authority was established to manage the new system. The project was scheduled to be introduced in Victoria in early 2007, but was delayed by a year. In February 2008, the Victoria Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky announced that myki would be delayed for another year. On March that same year Lynne Kosky announced that myki would be delayed until 2010. The Transport ticketing Authority stopped paying Kamco service payments because it was taking too long to introduce myki. // <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Myki fares will be based on time just like the current Metcard system. Except for the fact that myki will store money value (myki money) and travel days (myki pass). At the start and at the end of the passenger’s journey they need to scan their cards. Myki money calculates the best fare as you do this, myki can also use an applicable 2 hour, daily or weekly fare. Myki cards will be able to be topped up as the myki money runs out, and the cardholder also will be able to link their myki card to their bank account to automatically top up when the stored value on their myki card reaches a certain value. Myki cards can sometimes be scanned while it is in your pocket or your wallet, but this might not work. // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">There are three types of myki cards: anonymous, registered and concession: // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> ·   Anonymous: The Transport Ticketing Authority will have no personal information on the cardholder, this means that the cardholder cannot redeem lost or stolen myki cards  // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> ·   Registered: The Transport Ticketing Authority will have personal information on the cardholder and will be able to redeem lost or stolen cards  // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> ·   Concession: The Transport Ticketing Authority requires enough information to confirm that the person needs a concession card  // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">People will also be able to purchase a temporary, one-day myki card. // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Top-up (add money for trips) can be purchased at these places: // <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">//<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Myki is able to be used for years. When travelling, myki will deduct each trip as you scan. A special myki machine can show the last ten trips you made. //
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