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NSW govt trials RFID tags as student Opal cards – iTnews
Shortens journey times.
Transport for NSW has begun trialling radio frequency identification (RFID) tags as a replacement for student Opal cards on selected school buses in Sydney’s southwest.
The tags – which attach to a school bag – remove the need for students to physically tap on and off on an Opal card reader, reducing passenger loading and bus dwell times.
They work like an e-toll tag, with the Opal student bag tag automatically detected by an RFID reader when a student boards or alights from a bus.
Around 800 students…
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