The State Government is investing approximately $58 million to modernise SmartRider, Transperth’s cashless ticketing system.
SmartRider was introduced over 15 years ago and was widely recognised as the best cashless ticketing system in the country.
The project involves:
- Replacement of all SmartRider validators with new validators
- The replacement of all Add Value Machines with new SmartRider Hub machines
- Upgrades to parking machines to accept debit and credit cards
- Upgrades of the back-end technology
- The ability to pay for fares via contactless payment using Visa or Mastercard
- New generation SmartRider cards with upgraded card encryption technology.
A public trial of contactless payment is underway.
For more information on the changes to SmartRider and the ticketing system visit the Transperth Website.