He head of the Buenos Aires government, Jorge Macriconfirmed that Starting Monday, December 2, the Subway and the Premetro They will have multipayment systems enabled. In detail, this will allow the user to pay for the ticket with cell phones, bank cards and other cards with proximity payment technology (NFC).
During the live demonstration of how this system will work, Macri stated: “We finished with the SUBE monopoly and We open the game to private parties so that they can compete and improve the service. “Competition always generates opportunities and there are already offers and promotions for cards, banks that give you free travel.”
“In the campaign I said that during my administration we were going to change the payment method for the subway so that the SUBE would not be the only way. Now we add innovation and technology so that there are more comforts and facilities when traveling,” said the Head of Government when making the announcement.
In addition, Macri explained that the new payment system will generate greater competition between private entities: “Competition always generates opportunities and there are already offers and promotions for cardsbanks that give you trips. “That is very good for the user because it makes it cheaper to travel with their cards than with the SUBE, without a greater subsidy and without a greater cost for the State.”
How the new multipayment system will work
In detail, the new system allows the traveler Pay the ticket with debit or credit cards (stationary) and from digital wallets on mobile phones. The SUBE card will remain valid the same as always and, for the moment, payment with QR from virtual wallets remained on standby. It will be in force in 81 of the 90 total stations.
This type of system is already implemented, currently, in cities such as New York, London, Rome and Rio de Janeiro. During this last week, a pilot test was carried out at stations on the Subway network, such as Loria (Line A), Juan Manuel de Rosas (Line B), Retiro (Line E), Congreso de Tucumán (Line D) and Faculty of Law (Line H).
It will not be necessary to carry out any procedure to pay through these types of payment methods. At the stations, some – not all – turnstiles will be enabled to receive payments from cards and applications and they will be properly signposted. For its part, the SUBE can only be used in common turnstiles that do not support multipayment.
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On the other hand, the Buenos Aires administration assured that They will be able to pay for 10 trips per day and up to 4 trips per hour with the same card. Additionally, you will only be able to travel one day without funds on your card since, at second day the system Blocks it until the bank reports its regularity.
All cell phones will require NFC technology to be used to pay through them with Visa or MasterCard cards. Smartwatches can also be used, as long as they have this technology.
What will happen to SUBE promotions?
The new system raised doubts about how the different benefits when traveling will be implemented. In detail, there will be some modifications to promotions on public transport. In this sense, Jorge Macri’s administration differentiated what will happen between the tiered rate for frequent travelers and the SUBE network.
Frequent Traveler
With the new multipayment system, travelers will be able to continue accessing the discounts for frequent passengers. This program offers a reduction in rate from travel 20, 30, and 40.
However, the Buenos Aires Executive assured that the promotion They will only be maintained if the payment is always made with the same tool. That is, you must use the same credit or debit card, or the SUBE on each of the trips.
The subway fare today is $757. Starting on the 21st trip within the same month it drops to $605; from 31 to $529 and if 41 trips or more are made it costs $454.
SUBE Network
The integrated ticket – also known as SUBE Network, gives 50% discount on the second trip, and 75% in the thirdfor those citizens who have to combine different means of transportation in a specific period of time. A few months ago, the national government maintained a conflict with the City of Buenos Aires after stopping subsidizing the difference that is produced by this methodology.
From then on, the City administration took charge of covering the difference in the subway and the 31 bus lines that the Nation transferred to it. For its part, the Province did not accept the measure and that is why the groups that do not enter the Capital are “disconnected” from the network.
In this sense, they continue to be included in this plan the trains, subways and buses of Buenos Aires and those of national jurisdiction, which are the ones that cross from the City to the GBA. However, it should be noted that to maintain the integrated ticket discount You should always pay with the SUBE, and not with the new means.
Source: Ambito
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