One year after it was launched, the beep card continues to provide Metro Manila commuters ease and convenience getting around the city using various means of public transport. AF Payments Inc (AFPI), the card’s service provider, recently celebrated the beep card’s first anniversary by letting the public in on what its all-in-one payment system has to offer.
First and foremost is the ability to easily switch between the Metro’s three railway systems—the LRT 1, LRT 2, and MRT 3. Moreover, the tap-and-go card that replaced the train’s archaic magnetic payment system has now sold around 2.5 million copies, amounting to roughly P3.9 billion in sales. This equates to almost 18 million users as of September 2016, a big jump compared to the 13 million in October of 2015.
Apart from the train system, beep cards also allow commuters to ride five major bus lines. These include HM Transport, BGC Bus, Citylink Coach Services, RRCG Transport, and Froelich Tours. Each of these buses will let riders go to and from locations such as Baclaran-NAIA Terminal 3, in and around Bonifacio Global City (BGC), San Lorenzo to McKinley Hill to Guadalupe, Ortigas to Makati, SM North EDSA to SM Megamall, Alabang to Makati, and Trinoma to Makati.
The beep card can also be used along expressways like the Cavite Expressway (CAVITEX). This is only the beginning, notes AFPI, with more roads to follow suit.
With a validity of up to four years, the beep card can be reloaded at all LRT and MRT stations, Bayad Centers, Villarica and Tambunting Pawnshops, and SM Bills Payment.
