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Taiwanese integrated transit card system set for launch
23 Aug 2010

The new integrated transit card system in Taiwan could be fully operational by the end of the year, it has been reported.

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) confirmed that the residents may be able to use the contactless smart cards shortly if there are no technical issues, reports focustaiwan.tw.

Passengers will be able to seamlessly travel across the country's bus and rail network using a single card.

The MOTC will provide NT$550 million (£11 million) in grants to subsidise the cost of installing card readers.

Transport operators will receive between 30 and 49 per cent of the cost of the devices, depending on the number of readers which are required and the amount of time it takes to install them.

Around 22 million smart cards have been issued in Taiwan, including 18 million Easycards, a contactless transit card, in the city of Tapei.