Rapid KL installing debit card readers at LRT station gates, wave ATM card to pay fare available soon

It appears that we will soon get to pay Rapid KL train fares using ATM cards. Debit card readers have been spotted at a couple of LRT stations, including the one captured above by Twitter user @Orangsalji83 at the Wangsa Maju LRT station.

The image shows a MyDebit card reader and wave instructions for ATM cards, apparently installed at the gates of the station where one would normally tap his/her Touch n Go card. It specifically says “Wave your ATM card on the card reader” so credit cards are likely to be unwelcome.

According to The Star, a spokesman for Prasarana confirmed that the wave to pay programme is currently in the installation stage, with testing scheduled to start towards the end of this year. Besides the LRT, Rapid KL also operates the MRT and Monorail train lines, as well as bus services in the capital city.

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Comments

  • 25yrsold on Sep 24, 2020 at 7:03 pm

    Now i can use my mom ATM kad to MRT, horey!

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  • Come to think about it... on Sep 24, 2020 at 9:46 pm

    Now can PLUS & parking operators please install this as well?
    And link up with RFID as well. Pay as we use only.

    Why should we have to pay in advance to Touch n Go, pay service fee for nearly everything, give hundreds of millions of free capital to this monopoly, but get substandard facility & services?

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  • azrai on Sep 25, 2020 at 8:40 am

    Next, RFID link to our bank account. It was mention before. Using the same sticker.

    Like or Dislike: Thumb up 2 Thumb down 0
  • newme on Sep 25, 2020 at 9:28 am

    The tweet in the pic is stupid. Both system are having different work flow.

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  • ThePolygon on Sep 25, 2020 at 9:41 am

    Wow… a big blow to Touch N Go

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