Editing Metcard (section)

{{short description|Former public transport ticketing system in Melbourne, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox electronic payment
|name               = Metcard
|logo               = Metcardlogo.svg
|logo_size          = 150px
|location           = [[Melbourne]]
|launched           = May 1998
|sales_location_1   = Online
|sales_location_2   = Telephone
|sales_location_3   = Newsagents
|sales_location_4   = Stations
|currency           = [[Australian dollar|AUD]]
|technology         = [[Magnetic stripe card|Magnetic stripe]]
|manager            = [[Transport Ticketing Authority]]
|website            = [https://web.archive.org/web/20061004123954/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/fares_tickets http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/fares_tickets]
|discontinued=December 2012|successor=[[Myki]]}}
'''Metcard''' was the [[brand name]] of an  [[integrated ticketing]] system used to access [[Transport in Melbourne#Public transport|public transport]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia.<ref name=faq>{{cite web|url=http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/fares_tickets/faqs |title=FAQs – Metlink – Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria |publisher=[[Metlink]] |accessdate=26 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722015522/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/fares_tickets/faqs |archivedate=22 July 2008 }}</ref> It was a universal ticket which allowed  users to ride on the city's [[Metlink]] and [[Metropolitan Transit Authority (Victoria)|Metropolitan Transit Authority]] network, consisting of suburban trains, trams, and [[bus]]es, including the [[NightRider (bus service)|NightRider]] network. The Metcard was a credit card-sized ticket made out of cardboard and used a [[Magnetic stripe card|magnetic strip]] to store [[fare]]  data. Metcard was operated by OneLink Transit Systems under a contract with the [[Government of Victoria]] which was managed by the [[Transport Ticketing Authority]].<ref name=tta>{{cite web|url=http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/doielect.nsf/2a6bd98dee287482ca256915001cff0c/fc6ee506c2ec4189ca2571fd001fe7c7/%24FILE/TTA-CP-2006-09.pdf |title=Transport Ticketing Authority Corporate Plan 06-07 |publisher=doi.vic.gov.au |accessdate=27 March 2008 |archiveurl=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20090628215928/http%3A//www%2Edoi%2Evic%2Egov%2Eau/doi/doielect%2Ensf/2a6bd98dee287482ca256915001cff0c/fc6ee506c2ec4189ca2571fd001fe7c7/%24FILE/TTA%2DCP%2D2006%2D09%2Epdf |archivedate= 28 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>