News Forum - Blue and Purple MRT lines testing contactless payment from Saturday

[Thaiger]

Public transportation in Bangkok like the MRT, BTS, buses and boats have been working their way towards a contactless payment system, and this Saturday the first trial runs will begin. The guinea pig for the contactless payment using Visa or MasterCard will be the Purple Line and Blue Line of the Mass Rail Transit system. Beginning on January 29, commuters and riders will be able to use their Visa or MasterCard credit card to make payment right at the turnstile entrance at MRT station train platforms, provided their cards have the tap-to-pay contactless technology in them. The system will allow […]

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[Jason]

Putting Covid to one side for a moment, this is a step into the 21st century. Hopefully the trial will see a move toward cashless transport.