Exclusive: upgraded Myki ticketing system could have been in place sooner, according to alternate proposals tendered
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Using credit cards and phones to tap on to Melbourne public transport won’t be a network-wide reality until at least 2025, but the Victorian government has defended its new ticketing contract amid claims other bidders could have implemented the compatibility faster.
Upgrades to existing card readers on trams, buses and trains – as well as more ambitious schedules for the installation of new readers – were detailed in two proposals to overhaul the Myki system that would have seen credit card and smartphone payments accepted across the network before 2025, Guardian Australia understands.
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