MyKi Ticket System On Trams
May 19th, 2009 by Squizzmaster
It’s been a long time coming but I’ve just caught sight today of the new MyKi system on trams running down Bourke Street (the 86 tram I think it would have been).
MyKi Sounds Good In Theory
- “Touch on” and “touch off” system calculates the best available fair for patrons
- Top up of money on the card in varied amounts
- No more fumbling with coins
- No more not having the right change for a ticket
- Option for MyKi to top up automatically if the balance falls below a certain level
- Prices are capped. If a patron fails to “Touch Off” (swipe/scan) for example, they will only pay the maximum provisional fair which is what we currently already pay. For example, a 2 hour fair
- Hard longer lasting cards, not weak bendy cardboard
Potential Drawbacks/Problems of MyKi
- Having every passenger scan their card (touch on/off) as they board and disembark at every stop may be time consuming
- Scanning will need to be smooth and easy to ensure smooth and quick flow of passengers
- There could be more congestion at scanning points of suburban train stations – making it easier to miss a train
- How to dispute scanning problems
Sounds great, anything to help me pay less is A Okay in my book.
Hasn’t this system been plagued with issues? When are they going to actually start running it in Melbourne, places like Geelong they already testeing it??
I hope the system makes it more difficult for Inspectors to unfairly book people just to meet their quota.
Annette yeah I think yes it was plagued with issues and the costs have blown out as a result. I’m not sure about when it will be rolled out in Melbourne, the prescence of the machines does not mean it will be anytime soon though it’s still a sign of moving forward I guess.