He Government announced changes in public transport, and announced that the SUBE card will no longer be the only payment option. Through the Decree 698/2024 Published in the Official Gazette, the measure was confirmed and they detailed what will happen with what until now was the only authorized means.
This decision comes hand in hand with the Emergence and growth of other means of payment linked to mobile devices and the different modalities, since they explained that “it is necessary to give users the possibility of paying the fare for urban and suburban public transport services with various payment methods.”
Similarly, they intend ”promote competition from different payment service providers, the innovation and the improvement in the experience of users of said service.”
What will happen to the SUBE card?
It will continue to function as always, only now it will be another option for paying for transportation. The SUBE system will continue to play a key role in monitoring the services provided by bus companies and the expenses they incur, as well as being a tool that allows for subsidizing demand for public transportation.
There will be further announcements regarding SUBE products in the coming weeks.
When will the first stage of the new payment system be implemented?
Although there is still no official date for the availability of the new payment methods, they have already started with the processes necessary to enable the use of debit cards and credit, virtual wallets and banking applications to pay for public transport tickets.
They specified that “in the coming months, with the corresponding progress of the implementation of this measure, the conditions and characteristics the opening of the system and the stages in which all modes of transport will be achieved throughout the country will be established.”
Regarding the time it will take to implement this new modality, they indicated that “in a first stage planned for September or Octobera test will be launched on buses in two towns in the interior of the country, and in one second stagebetween October and Novemberthe adaptation of the turnstiles on the Urquiza train and in the CABA subways will be carried out.”
What payment methods will be available to pay for public transport?
Firstly, the use of debit cards will be enabled, which is the easiest and quickest way to implement. In future stages, credit cards, virtual wallets and QR codes will be incorporated. But these are instances that will be announced as the implementation progresses.
Does the measure entail any expense for the State?
No. The measure does not imply extraordinary expenses for the National State, but rather the financing for the implementation of the new means of payment will be the responsibility of the private sector.
Which modes of transport can be paid for with other payment methods?
Initially, it will be available for public transport in some towns in the interior of the country, where the size of the fleet allows for faster installation of the antennas already purchased.
New locations and modes will be added throughout the year, with the Urquiza train and the Buenos Aires City subways being the next to join.
The rest of the train lines and buses across the country will follow. In the latter case, antennas will need to be installed on the nearly 30,000 units at the federal level, so this will be done gradually.
What happens to people who have a social rate and a student ticket?
Access to the social rate can only be done through the SUBE card.
People who already have the benefit will not have to complete any other procedure, they will continue to travel in the same way they have been doing. Work is being done to incorporate this benefit into other payment methods in the long term.
The same applies to the Student Ticket, which will continue to be processed in the corresponding districts and will continue to be applied through the SUBE card.
Are discounts for transport network integration (SUBE Network) maintained if payment is made using other means?
The benefits of the integration of the Transport Network (SUBE Network) will only continue to work on the SUBE card until the opening of payment methods is implemented in all modes of transport.
Source: Ambito
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