SmartRider is Transperth's contactless electronic ticketing system using smartcard technology for the process of charging patrons for public transport in Western Australia.
The SmartRider is a credit card-sized smartcard incorporating a microchip and internal aerial, allowing the smartcard to communicate with processors located on Transperth buses and ferries and at train stations, as well as on some regional town services in Western Australia. The microchip enables value to be loaded onto the card, as well as allowing the journey details to be recorded and the appropriate fare deducted from the stored value on the card.
The SmartRider system is designed so that passengers can 'tag on' and 'tag off' whenever they travel through the Transperth network.
Read more about SmartRider: Implementation of The System, Open, Closed and Controlled Railway Stations, Types of SmartRider Cards, Adding Value To A SmartRider Card, Technical Details