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Sydney Transit Official: Opal Card Not Going Away, Despite Growth of Contactless

By peachwire / September 27, 2021
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Dan Balaban

Sydney-based Transport for New South Wales, Australia’s largest transit agency, has no plans to phase out or de-emphasize its closed-loop Opal card, despite strong adoption of contactless open-loop

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