 Obverse side of a standard adult EasyCard. EasyCard (traditional Chinese: 悠遊卡) is a contactless smartcard system operated by Taipei Smart Card Corporation for use on the Taipei Rapid Transit System and on buses and other public transport services in Taipei since June 2002. It is similar to the Octopus cards in Hong Kong. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 573 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 734 pixel, file size: 461 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author:User:Sjschen, Source: picture taken by author I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document...
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Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: æ£é«”å—/ç¹é«”å—, Simplified Chinese: æ£ä½“å—/ç¹ä½“å—) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ...
A smart card, or integrated circuit(s) card (ICC), is defined as any integrated circuitry embedded into a flat, plastic body. ...
The Taipei Rapid Transit System (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , also known as the MRT, Metro Taipei, or by locals simply as the Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a series of underground and elevated metro and VAL systems throughout the Taipei metropolitan area. ...
For other uses, see Taipei (disambiguation). ...
Obverse side of a standard adult card. ...
Like many electronic fare systems, the card employs RFID technology to operate without contact. An EPC RFID tag used for Wal-Mart Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an automatic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. ...
In addition to the EasyCard being used on the Taipei Metro and buses, the card is also accepted at public car parks adjacent to Metro stations and in other areas of Taipei. The Taipei Rapid Transit System (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: , also known as the MRT, Metro Taipei, or by locals simply as the Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a series of underground and elevated metro and VAL systems throughout the Taipei metropolitan area. ...
The stored value on the card can be replenished at convenience stores around Taipei, such as 7-11. The simplicity of usage and availability has made EasyCard a household name, being used by most commuters in Taipei. 7-Eleven is an international conglomerate which operates the largest chain of convenience stores in twenty countries including: the United States, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. ...
The name Easycard was chosen in a public contest, where the general public was asked to propose names, in the end a name chosen by the management.
The card costs 500 TWD, purchasable at any MRT station. 100 TWD is a refundable deposit and 400 TWD is credit. Unused credit and the deposit are refunded on return of card. Fares on the MRT are based on distance. Fares are discounted when using Easy card credit compared with the purchase of a single ticket.
A trial allowing the payment of Taxi fares with the card is underway [1] In addition the card can be used as a credit card for transactions upto 500 TWD [2]
External links
- Official homepage of the Taipei Smart Card Corporation
- The Myki Family of smart cards
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