Contactless fare collection system used in New South Wales, Australia
Opal card
Location
New South Wales, Australia:
Sydney
Central Coast
Hunter Region
Blue Mountains
Southern Highlands
Illawarra
Launched
Adult cards: 7 December 2012
Child/Youth cards: 6 April 2014
Senior/Pensioner cards: 3 November 2014
Concession cards: 2 February 2015
School student cards: January 2016
Contactless payment trial: 6 July 2017
OpalPay: 15 December 2017
Technology
Contactless smart card by Cubic MiFare DESFire EV1
Manager
Transport for NSW
Currency
AUD ($250 maximum load)
Stored-value
Pay as you go
Credit expiry
12 years
Auto recharge
Available for registered cards
Validity
Ferries: 7 December 2012
Trains: 14 June 2013
Buses: 30 September 2013
Light rail: 1 December 2014
Retailed
Online
Telephone
Retailers
Variants
Adult
Child/Youth
Senior/Pensioner
Concession
School student
Employee
Website
transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal
Opal is a contactless smartcard fare collection system for public transport services in the greater Sydney area and most other urban areas of New South Wales, Australia. Operation of the Opal system is managed by Transport for NSW. First launched in late 2012, Opal is valid on Transport for NSW's metro, train, bus, ferry and light rail services that operate in Sydney and the neighbouring Central Coast, Hunter Region, Blue Mountains, Illawarra and Southern Highlands areas. Opal equipment was designed from the start to support a variety of cards, but launched with the captive Opal cards.
Opal cards are the standard method of paying for fares on the Opal system. The card is a credit card-sized smartcard which includes a microchip and internal RFID aerial, allowing the card to communicate with readers. The microchip enables value to be loaded onto the card, as well as allowing the journey details to be recorded and the appropriate fare deducted from the stored value on the card. Passengers 'tap on' and 'tap off' any services whenever they travel through the public transport network.[1] Opal cards can also be used to pay for fares on selected third party transport services via a facility known as OpalPay.
^"On what services can I use the Opal card?". transportnsw.info. Transport for NSW. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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