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| Roll-out period | |
|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | |
| Prior System | |
| Metcard (Metropolitan areas) Paper tickets (Regional rail and bus) | |
| Issuing Authority | |
| Transport Ticketing Authority | |
| Areas supported | |
| Services supported | |
| Official myki website | |
myki (pronounced Template:IPAEng) is the name of the contactless smartcard ticketing system to be introduced on public transport in Victoria, Australia.
The myki system is being provided by Kamco (Keane Australia Micropayment Consortium), a wholly owned subsidiary of the American company Keane Inc.
Use of myki
myki is designed to replace a number of ticket systems in Victoria, primarily the current Metcard (metropolitan Melbourne) and V/Line (regional) ticketing systems. myki will also operate on local bus services in many regional centres, including Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Moe, Morwell, Traralgon, and Warrnambool. The SkyBus Melbourne Airport shuttle service (with its own, premium fares) will also accept myki. myki gives customers the best fare for the way they travel and fares will continue to be based on the time-zone fares currently used under the Metcard system. myki will store monetary value (myki money) and travel days (myki pass). myki money calculates the best fare for the user's trip as they scan on and scan off throughout the system and caps to the applicable 2 hour, daily or weekly (Monday - Sunday) fare.
myki will be able to be purchased from:
- myki machines at all Connex train stations, various V/Line stations tram super stops and selected bus interchanges
- the Internet (www.myki.com.au)
- myki info line
- network of retail outlets, mainly 7-Eleven
myki will need to be topped up as the stored value diminishes along the way. This can be done in the same variety of ways as stated above. One can also register myki and have it linked to a bank account to automatically top up when the stored value reaches a certain level.
As customers travel with myki they scan on at the beginning of their journey and scan off at the end at fare payment devices called myki scanners. This method is faster and simpler than the current system and myki ca
- Myki ticket system delayed again (ABC News). Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- Keane - Victoria’s Transport Ticketing Authority Selects Keane to Deliver Us$367 Million Next-Generation Ticketing System - July 12, 2005
- Herald Sun: Newsagents vow they won't sell it - January 03, 2008