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The functionality that Greater Montreal transit users have been waiting for is finally here! According to news from La Presse, it will finally be possible to top up transit passes on the OPUS card with a cell phone as early as April 2024.
To do this, you’ll need to use the Chrono mobile application, available on the App Store and Google Play. For some time now, this application has allowed you to read the contents of an OPUS card by holding it up to your phone, but not to buy tickets.
Following a successful test phase in February and March, OPUS’ mobile charging functionality will be rolled out to the general public by the end of April.
OPUS online users with a USB card reader will gradually have to switch to the new system. The OPUS online service will be decommissioned around June this year.
Unfortunately, the STM and ARTM do not accept payment with American Express, unlike the TTC in Toronto.
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Great news for Greater Montreal transit users! No more waiting at vending machines and busy ticket counters. This is a good step forward in the digital transformation of the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM).
The next step will be to be able to use your phone directly at turnstiles or on board buses. ARTM aims to have this in place by 2026.
Finally, it will also be interesting to see whether American Express payments will eventually be accepted, to earn 3 points per dollar spent on transport with the American Express Cobalt Card.
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