Opus card
Public transit smart card in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Opus (stylized as OPUS) is a rechargeable, dual interface (contact/contactless) stored-value smart card using the Calypso Standard and is used by major public transit operators in Greater Montreal and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[1][2][3] It complies with the ISO/IEC 14443 standard for smartcards[4] and can be read by smartphones with an NFC antenna.[5]
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Location | Quebec, Canada |
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Launched | 2008–2009 |
Currency | CAD |
Credit expiry | None |
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Website | carteopus.info |
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The name of the card in French, Carte OPUS, is a pun on the word in French for smart cards with embedded chips, carte à puce.[6]