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==Transition to Myki== {{main|myki}} [[File:Myki Metcard Gate Flinders Street.jpg|thumb|right|222px|A Metcard gate at [[Flinders Street railway station|Flinders Street station]] that has been modified to accept Myki. Myki and Metcard were allowed to coexist with each other, but Metcard was eventually phased out in favour of Myki.]] The Metcard system was originally scheduled to be replaced in 2008 by a [[contactless smart card]] ticketing system, called [[myki]], which would cover all public transport in the state.<ref name=myki>{{cite web|url=http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/content/download/34677/459749/file/3319%20FT%20Manual%2008%20WEB%20CHP07.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822224609/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/content/download/34677/459749/file/3319%20FT%20Manual%2008%20WEB%20CHP07.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 August 2008 |title=Chapter 7 β Myki ticketing solution |work=Victorian Fares and Ticketing Manual (2008) |publisher=Metlink |accessdate=26 March 2008}}</ref> However, in February 2008, Victorian Public Transport Minister [[Lynne Kosky]] announced that the full roll out of the system would not begin until the end of 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/smartcard-runs-two-years-late/2008/02/04/1202090323422.html |title=The Age: Smartcard Runs Two Years Late β 5 February 2008 |access-date=12 April 2008 |archive-date=6 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506034020/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/smartcard-runs-two-years-late/2008/02/04/1202090323422.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Approximately 7 weeks later, the system was delayed for approximately another 2 years, with an announcement that the service was now scheduled to begin its roll out in 2009, but not be fully operational until some time in 2010.<ref>[http://news.theage.com.au/smartcard-system-may-face-twoyear-delay/20080325-21e9.html The Age: Smartcard System May Face Two Year Delay 5 February 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415113815/http://news.theage.com.au/smartcard-system-may-face-twoyear-delay/20080325-21e9.html |date=15 April 2008 }}</ref> The system was finally introduced on 29 December 2009, but only for [[Metro Trains Melbourne|metropolitan train services]], and was introduced on bus and tram services on 25 July 2010. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myki.com.au/Home/Latest-news/Latest-news/default.aspx |title=Myki Latest News |publisher=[[Myki]] |accessdate=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216092058/http://www.myki.com.au/Home/Latest-news/Latest-news/default.aspx |archive-date=16 February 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The two systems would coexist until the transition was complete. Metcard equipment was able to support a similar system based on re-usable [[RFID]] touch cards for use by public transport staff and other pass holders,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robx1.net/victkt/metcard/html/employee.htm |title=Metcard β Employee Touchcards |publisher=robx1.net |accessdate=26 March 2008 |archive-date=5 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505074931/http://www.robx1.net/victkt/metcard/html/employee.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> however this provided neither the flexibility nor advantages intended to be available under by the myki system. The new system was announced as a touch on / touch off system, where two validations are required per journey; one when boarding and again when alighting, similar to the [[London Underground]]'s [[Oyster card]] system.<ref name=myki/> This means passengers would have a single card and be charged for the actual fare used ([[flat rate]] fare). This is unlike Metcard where passengers who travel into different zones at different days and times may need to buy several types of Metcards beforehand. Touch on / touch off has both benefits and costs. On the one hand, it allows fares to be automatically calculated, always giving the passenger the cheapest fare option and special off-peak fares to encourage travel during quiet times could be implemented, which is impossible with Metcard. The main disadvantage would be to passengers who do not touch off and who would therefore be charged the total fare for the trip they might have taken.<ref name=myki/> Following the change of government in November 2010, an enquiry was held into the future of myki, with various options considered including whether to proceed with it, modify its introduction, or scrap it altogether and retain Metcard. In June 2011, the Victorian Government confirmed that the roll-out of myki would continue and that Metcards would no longer be available after December 2012.
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