Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication
CBORD: Securing buildings, transactions, and the bottom line. www.cbord.com

Commuters in Jamaica use smart cards for travel

Thursday, October 4, 2007

As the new Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre opens in Jamaica, officials are encouraging residents to purchase Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) smart cards. By obtaining a smart card, commuters can avoid waiting in line to buy bus tickets. The cards can also be personalized with contact information to protect against loss or theft. Since the start of the smart card system in 2004, approximately 75,000 cards have been issued (approx. 6% usage). The cards are available in more than 12 high schools and over 30 outlets in Kingston, including all post offices.

Read the full article here. [end] 

Related Articles
Ahmedabad deploys smart cards for bus transit system

India transport operator Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd. has launched a smart transit card for commuters traveling on the region’s bus system, according to ISO&Agent.

The agency began a six-month trial and August 2010 followed by a soft and silent launch in January 2012. The card is available now for a nonrefundable fee of 25 rupees ($.50 US cents) and allows commuters to travel for up to 100 minutes on one bus, for the minimum fare.

read more »
Maharashtra introduces smart cards for transit

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), the state run bus service in Maharashtra, India, has adopted a smart card ticketing system to replace its existing paper passes for transit buses.

read more »
New Paris Metro card may be topped up by phone

The Paris Metro’s 2013 Navigo transit card may come with a new feature that enables users to top up their card accounts via mobile phone, according to the Verge.

read more »
Bluestar launches cashless ticketing scheme

UK-regional bus group Bluestar has launched a new transit card for discounted weekly and monthly travel on its network, according to Southern Daily Echo.

The new card enables cashless fare for any service on the Bluestar Network in Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester. It also supports travel on Wilts & Dorset buses and Southern Vectis on the Isle of Wight, both of which are owned and operated by Go-Ahead Group.

read more »
Cape Town goes contactless on taxi fares

The Peninsula Taxi Association (PTA) in South Africa has launched a electronic fare collection system, granting commuters cashless fare and discounts when using the newly developed contactless-enabled transit card, according to The Cape Times.

read more »
Asia Pacific leads the world in contactless payments for transit

The Asia Pacific region is one of the largest users of smart cards, so much that it now leads the world in using the cards to pay for travel, reports iTWire.

read more »

Copyright © 2012, AVISIAN, Inc. All rights reserved.