In its efforts to make life easier for commuters, cashless payments using e-wallets and debit/credit cards are now available at all MRT-3 stations.
MRT-3 Goes Cashless
DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon led the ceremony, even doing a demo using a GCash card to pay for his fare at the One Ayala station, highlighting that the system is the first in the world.
In addition, Free Wi-Fi is also now available at MRT-3 stations, allowing commuters to stay connected while waiting for their train ride. DICT Secretary Henry Aguda also mentioned that the agency is also working on having Wi-Fi inside the train cars.
Enabling cashless payments is certainly a good step forward, as it eliminates the need to fall in line to buy tickets, cutting the overall travel time.
While it remains a question as to how effective this system will be with a usual volume of passengers during rush hour, it’s still progress, and hopefully, the start of better days for commuters.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
