 The standard adult Hop Fastpass card | |
| Location | Portland, Oregon metro area |
|---|---|
| Launched | July 17, 2017[a] |
| Technology | |
| Operator | INIT |
| Manager | TriMet |
| Currency | USD ($250 maximum load) |
| Validity | |
| Website | myhopcard.com |
Hop Fastpass is a contactless smart card for public transit fare payment on most transit modes in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area including MAX Light Rail, WES commuter rail, Portland Streetcar, The Vine, and all TriMet and C-TRAN buses. An initial release to the general public began on July 5, 2017, with the official launch on July 17.[2] The program is managed by TriMet.
The Hop card is a purple credit card-sized stored-value contactless smartcard that can hold a cash value or day or monthly passes for various systems. Because all terminals that read Hop cards can also accept NFC-based mobile payment, "virtual" Hop cards are available for use on any iOS or Android smartphone supporting Apple Pay or Google Wallet respectively; these are functionally identical to physical cards. Day or month passes allowing unlimited rides within the given time frame can be "earned" by purchasing an amount in single fares equal to the cost of the pass;[3] a year pass, which costs as much as 11 earned month passes, can also be purchased up-front.[4] Passengers must tap on each time they enter the system by holding the card to an electronic reader to validate a pass or deduct funds. Cards can be reloaded using a credit or debit card online, using a mobile app, calling a toll-free number, or at local retailers and ticket offices. Cash can be used when reloading the card in person.
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- ^ "NXP helps the Portland-Vancouver Metro region move intelligence to the cloud with the new Hop Fastpass™ Transit Card used on Buses, the Light Rail and Streetcars" (Press release). MIFARE. October 9, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Njus, Elliot (July 3, 2017). "Slow rollout begins for Hop Fastpass, the new transit fare system". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hop Fastpass Transit Fare Card:Earn Passes and Save as You Ride". myhopcard.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "1-Year Photo Pass". Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved February 29, 2020.