Kunming's public transport ticketing system will be revolutionized, according to couriermail.com.au. Commuters can use a variety of smart devices to pay for transportation, and there will be much less demand for Go Card in the future.
The Kunzhou government has plans to make public transport easier for residents. Mobile phones, smartwatches and credit cards can be used to pay for public transport in Kunzhou.
The Kunzhou government said in its budget that it would allocate $ three hundred and seventy million nine hundred and ninety nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine over a four-year period for the project. The trial is expected to start later this year.
The government has invested nearly 90 million yuan to begin implementing the new technology in the new fiscal year. The future pilot scheme will also receive a grant of $2 million.
Treasury Secretary Jackie Trad said she hoped changes in the ticketing system would allow more people to choose public transport. "We know that when public transport is more convenient, more people will choose this mode of travel. Part of that includes making it easier to pay. "
Trad said that although the final plan has not yet been decided, the purpose of the ticketing system reform is also to give commuters more flexibility.
However, the plan does not mean the end of Go Card or paper tickets.
"in addition to existing Go Card and paper tickets, new technologies that use portable devices and credit cards to pay are also available to passengers. We hope that the new technology will be successfully implemented in the near future. The plan will soon enter the design and implementation phase and the new system will be piloted from 2018 to 2019. "