Oyster card
E60075
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oyster card (as a payment method, not fare integration) | 1 |
| Oyster cards | 1 |
| Visitor Oyster card | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contactless smart card
ⓘ
fare payment system ⓘ stored-value card ⓘ |
| benefit |
capped daily fares
ⓘ
capped weekly fares ⓘ discounted fares compared to cash ⓘ |
| brandName | Oyster ⓘ |
| comparableTo | contactless bank card payment in London ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverageArea | London fare zones 1–9 and some surrounding areas ⓘ |
| fareStructure | zonal fare system ⓘ |
| feature |
stored monetary credit
ⓘ
stored travel products ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Oyster card
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Visitor Oyster card
photocard Oyster card ⓘ |
| introduced | 2003 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| material | plastic card ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for London ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for London ⓘ |
| paymentType | cashless ⓘ |
| primaryUse | public transport payment ⓘ |
| rechargeable | true ⓘ |
| rechargeMethod |
Oyster Ticket Stops
ⓘ
online top-up ⓘ station ticket offices ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ |
| replaced | most cash fares on London transport ⓘ |
| requires | touch in and touch out ⓘ |
| supports |
bus and tram passes
ⓘ
pay-as-you-go fares ⓘ season tickets ⓘ travelcards ⓘ |
| targetUsers |
commuters
ⓘ
residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| technology |
RFID
ⓘ
contactless smartcard technology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| usedOn |
Docklands Light Railway
ⓘ
Elizabeth line ⓘ Emirates Air Line cable car ⓘ London Buses ⓘ London Overground ⓘ London Underground ⓘ Thames Clippers river bus services ⓘ
surface form:
Thames Clippers River Bus services
Tramlink ⓘ most National Rail services in London fare zones ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tube roundel
this entity surface form:
Oyster cards
this entity surface form:
Visitor Oyster card
this entity surface form:
Oyster card (as a payment method, not fare integration)