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Vladimir Serbinenko edited this page May 16, 2019 · 37 revisions

Reasonably well supported cards

Card Identify Serial Balance Expiry Trips Refills Subscriptions Stations Other Info
Adelaide Metrocard yes yes no yes yes no yes yes issuer, issue date, tech.info
Bilhete Unico yes yes yes no yes yes no no counters, Date 1
CharlieCard yes yes yes yes yes yes no numeric 2nd serial
Clipper yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes none
Clipper Ultralight yes yes N/A yes yes no yes yes ticket type
Easycard yes no yes no yes yes no yes none
Edy yes yes yes no yes yes no no none
ERG/Christchurch Metrocard/Manly yes yes yes no yes yes no no tech.info
EZ-Link/NETS Flashpay yes yes yes no yes yes no yes none
HSL yes yes yes no yes yes no no none
Intercode yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes yes plenty
KMT yes yes yes no yes yes no yes counters, last transaction amount
Kiev metrocard yes yes no yes no no no no none
KomuterLink yes yes yes no yes yes no no issue date
Leap yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes Issuer, Counters
Lisboa Viva yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes plenty
Mobib yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes yes card type, holder info, issue date, counters
Nextfare/Seq Go/LAX Tap/Minneapolis GoTo yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes tech.info
Nextfare Ultralight/Compass single-ride/Ventra single ride yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Issuer, ticket type
Shenzhen Tong yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes none
Beijing Card yes yes yes yes yes yes no no none
Wuhan Tong yes yes yes yes yes yes no no none
CityUnion yes yes yes yes yes yes no no none
Snapper Plus yes yes yes yes yes yes no no a lot
T-Union yes yes yes yes yes yes no no none
MetroQ yes yes yes yes no no no no none
Octopus yes no yes no no no no no none
Opal yes yes yes no yes* no no no counters, tech.info
Opus yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes lines holder info, issuer, tech.info
Orca yes yes yes no yes yes no yes none
OVChipkaart yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes a lot
OVC Ultralight yes no no no yes no no no none
Podorozhnik yes yes yes no yes yes no yes counters
Rav-Kav yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes card type, holder info, issuer
RicaricaMi yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes yes date of issue, ticket counters, validity zone (per ticket)
ATM Milan yes yes N/A yes yes yes yes yes holder birthdate, date of issue, plan counters, validity zone (per plan)
RKF (multiple cards in Scandinavia) yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes none
Selecta yes yes yes no no no no no none
Smartrider/MyWay yes yes yes no yes no no no none
Suica yes no yes yes yes yes no yes none
T-Money yes yes yes no yes yes no no Date (written on card)
Touch 'n Go yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes none
Troika yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes tech.info on unknown
Waikato yes yes yes no yes yes no no none
Rotorua yes yes yes no yes yes no no none
Otago Go yes yes yes no yes yes no no none
Zolotaya korona (multiple cities) yes yes yes no yes yes no no Card type, refill counter

Legend:

yes: feature supported

N/A: card doesn't use that concept. E.g. card may have no balance and only subscriptions.

N/S: Value not stored on the card. This is used only if technology and layout of the card is well understood and we can say with high confidence that the value is not there

Very limited cards

For following cards only very limited info is shown:

  • AT HOP: everything other than serial is locked
  • Strelka: more research is needed
  • IstanbulKart: everything other than serial is locked
  • Myki: everything other than serial is locked
  • Trimet Hop Fastpass: very few data is stored
  • Tartu Bus Card: very few data is stored
  • Sunrail Suncard: very few data is stored
  • MRT (Singapore) Ultralight: card locked