OV-chipkaart
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Key facts
- Electronic payment.name
- OV-chipkaart
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- OV-chipkaart logo.svg
- Electronic payment.image_size
- 150
- Electronic payment.location
- The Netherlands
- Electronic payment.launched
- 2005
- Electronic payment.service_1
- All public transport on the Dutch mainland
- Electronic payment.sales_location_1
- Online
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- Railway and metro stations
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- On board (bus and tram only)
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- Newsagents, supermarkets
- Electronic payment.currency
- Euro
- Electronic payment.stored_value
- Travel on credit ('reizen op saldo') or travel product ('reisproduct')
- Electronic payment.card_expiry
- 5 years from the date of issue
- Electronic payment.minimum_credit
- €4, €10 or €20 depending on travel mode
- Electronic payment.maximum_credit
- €150
- Electronic payment.automatic_recharge
- Automatic reload ('automatisch opladen')
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- Infineon SLE 77
- Electronic payment.operator
- Trans Link Systems
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- proximity card
- Subclass of
- ride ticket
- Country
- Netherlands
- Official website
- www.ov-chipkaart.nl
- Image
- OV-chipkaart logo.svg
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History and coverage
- Travelling with the OV-chipkaart
- Checking in and out
- Use on trains and metro trains
- Use on buses, trams and light rail
- Technology
- Types of cards
- Disposable OV-chipkaart
- Anonymous OV-chipkaart
- Personal OV-chipkaart
- Issues and criticisms
- Passengers not checking out
- Privacy concerns
- Security
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “OV-chipkaart” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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