The NTC introduces pre-paid travel card

The National Transport Commission has initiated the pilot project introducing a pre-paid travel card that can be used to pay bus fares when traveling in buses. The prepaid card system was initially implemented in private buses plying from the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Center in Kottawa to Galle on the Southern Expressway. A prepaid credit card functions similar to a regular debit card and allows passengers to deposit the money required for the pre-payment method and thereby pay the money related to the journey. Initially, the card system would be introduced to public and private buses and the project would be expanded to train commuters in the future.