Multivía

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Multivía card (Santiago, Chile)

Multivía was a plastic, contactless card used to pay fares in Santiago’s Transantiago system. It worked with a chip and a reader to deduct money when you tapped the card. It was replaced by Tarjeta bip! starting in 2007 and was completely phased out on 1 August 2011.

Key facts
- Launched: 24 February 2003 (testing began December 2002)
- Discontinued: 1 August 2011
- Manager: Metro de Santiago
- Currency: Chilean peso
- Type: Stored-value, pay-as-you-go
- Used on: Metro de Santiago and Transantiago (including Metrobús)
- Adoption: 1.3 million cards by December 2004; 1.6 million by end of 2005
- Replacement: Tarjeta bip! introduced in 2007; balance carried over when exchanging
- How it works: Card with a chip; hold near a reader (about 10 cm) to pay
- Technology: Inductive communication; ISO/IEC 14443 standard
- Data rate: 106–848 kb/s
- Recharge: Load in CLP 500 increments, up to a maximum of CLP 20,000
- Purpose: Eliminate cash payments and unify fares across Metro and Transantiago