EasyCard (悠遊卡) Contactless Fare Card
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Taipei City Government and Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation launched EasyCard in June 2002 as a contactless MIFARE fare card for the MRT and buses. The operator, now majority privately held but still part-owned by the city, expanded it to YouBike, high-speed rail, and thousands of retailers; over 80 million cards were in circulation by 2019.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “EasyCard (悠遊卡) Contactless Fare Card” — Taipei, Taiwan. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/taipei-easycard/ (last verified 2026-08-11). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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