OV-chipkaart

OV-chipkaart
Location	The Netherlands
Launched	2005
Technology	Infineon SLE 77;
Operator	Trans Link Systems
Manager	NS, Connexxion, GVB, HTM and RET
Currency	Euro (€4, €10 or €20 depending on travel mode minimum load, €150 maximum load)
Stored-value	Travel on credit ('reizen op saldo') or travel product ('reisproduct')
Auto recharge	Automatic reload ('automatisch opladen')
Validity	All public transport on the Dutch mainland;
Retailed	Online; Railway and metro stations; On board (bus and tram only); Newsagents, supermarkets;
Website	OV-chipkaart.nl

The OV-chipkaart (short for openbaar vervoer chipkaart, meaning public transport chipcard) is a contactless smart card and integrated ticketing system used for all public transport in the Netherlands. First introduced in the Rotterdam Metro in April 2005, it has subsequently been rolled out to other areas and travel modes. It fully replaced the national strippenkaart system for buses, trams, and metro trains in 2011, and the paper ticket system for rail travel in July 2014.

The OV-chipkaart is available in disposable form (for occasional passengers, such as tourists) and reusable versions (for frequent travellers, either in anonymous or personalised forms).

^ The OV-Chipcard cannot be used on the Wadden islands (see arriva.nl Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine and texelhopper.nl) and the BES-islands.

[1] The OV-Chipcard cannot be used on the Wadden islands (see arriva.nl Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine and texelhopper.nl) and the BES-islands.

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