By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterStarting July 1, passengers using smart cards must swipe twice when taking public buses in Taipei and New Taipei City, the Taipei Public Transportation Office said yesterday. The decision was made to avoid confusion about whether passengers should swipe the card when getting on or off the bus, the office said. In the first phase, which is to begin on July 1 and last for six months, passengers who swipe twice can join a prize lottery. Passengers who forget to swipe their card twice would not be eligible for a discount when they transfer from bus to Taipei’s MRT metropolitan railway system or YouBike within an hour. For two-section fares, two NT$15 fares would be charged as is the current practice.

Source: Taipei Times June 06, 2019 16:05 UTC