Nagasaki Smart Card
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Nagasaki Smart Card (長崎スマートカード?) is a contactless smart card system used in Nagasaki, Japan. Its operators are six bus companies, namely, Nagasaki Bus, Nagasaki Prefectural Bus, Saihi Bus, Saikai Kōtsū, Sasebo Municipal Bus, and Shimatetsu Bus. The system uses Sony FeliCa technology, the same as that used in the Octopus card in Hong Kong, EZ-Link in Singapore and Suica on JR East.
The system was introduced on January 21, 2002. As of December 2005, 320,000 cards are issued. Tram lines of Nagasaki Electric Tramway will also accept the card from 2007.
[edit] Types of cards
- Nagasaki Smart Card (commuter pass)
- Nagasaki Smart Card (coupon ticket): As a smart card, this "coupon ticket" is rechargeable.
- Half-price discount card: for small children and handicapped customers.
- Mobile Nagasaki Smart Card: A mobile payment service, with Mobile FeliCa technology.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website by Nagasaki Prefectural Bus
- (Japanese) Official website by Nagasaki Bus
- (Japanese) Official website by Shimatetsu Bus
- (Japanese) Official website by Saihi Bus