Opus Smart Cards for students, bad news for crooks
Students who make use of public transit to get to and from school will soon have a new transit card to carry that not only gives them discounts to ride the bus and metro but will help the various Montreal-area transit system save some money.
226-thousand students will soon be carrying the Opus Smart Cards which will given them fare discounts on public transit across the Montreal-area.
The cards cost $12.25 and are good for a year.
A benefit for the various transit systems is it will help cut down on user fraud since the card is personalized and non-transferrable. Therefore, if it's reported lost or stolen, the card is blacklisted and can no longer be used.
Once the students get the hang of it, the MTC - along with their counterparts in Laval and Longueil -will start targetting adults and seniors with the smart cards.
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