Metcard

Metcard
LocationMelbourne
LaunchedMay 1998
DiscontinuedDecember 2012
SuccessorMyki
ManagerTransport Ticketing Authority
CurrencyAUD
Retailed
  • Online
  • Telephone
  • Newsagents
  • Stations

Metcard was the brand name of an integrated ticketing system used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia.[1] It was a universal ticket which allowed users to ride on the city's Metlink and Metropolitan Transit Authority network, consisting of suburban trains, trams, and buses, including the NightRider network. The Metcard was a credit card-sized ticket made out of cardboard and used a magnetic strip to store fare data. Metcard was operated by OneLink Transit Systems under a contract with the Government of Victoria which was managed by the Transport Ticketing Authority.[2]

  1. ^ "FAQs – Metlink – Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria". Metlink. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Transport Ticketing Authority Corporate Plan 06-07". doi.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2008.