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 the replacement of all SmartRider validators and upgrades of the back-end technology.
Rolled out in a staged approach, the upgrades involve the installation of new SmartRider validators and software, a new generation SmartRider card with more advanced card encryption technologies, and the ability to pay for fares by credit card, debit card or smart device.
Testing of the new SmartRider validators is now complete and the project has moved to rolling out these validators across the Transperth network.
With over 4,200 new validators to install across the bus train and ferry network, the train network is expected to be complete by mid-2024 while the bus and ferry networks are expected to be complete shortly after the train network.
The new validators are the next step towards passengers being able travel using their debit or credit cards.
Additionally, testing has been completed on the Add Value Machines at Joondalup and Warwick stations with these new devices now being rolled out, replacing the existing machines at stations.
In addition to adding value to SmartRiders, passengers are also able to purchase a SmartRider from the new machines.
For more information on the changes to SmartRider and the ticketing system visit the Transperth Website.