RTA starts selling Nol Silver Cards today

RTA starts selling Nol Silver Cards today

The card is valid throughout 5 fare zones across the emirate of Dubai

Dubai - Roads & Transport Authority
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has started this morning selling Nol Silver Cards to meet multi-modal transit requirements of commuters using the metro, public buses and the water bus in Dubai. The card and the fare system, which ranks among the best worldwide, will be activated, together with other services, on the opening day of Dubai Metro on 09/09/09.
Abdullah Al Madani, the CEO of RTA Corporate Technical Support Services Sector, said: “Rolling out Nol Silver Card is made according to the preset timeline to marks Phase I of the Project, which envisages the provision of Nol Silver Cards for all commuters well before the start of the metro operation. Hence these cards will be easily accessible to commuters who can easily use them in various transport modes, once the metro service starts.
“Nol Card is considered the optimum and best mobility choice of public transport systems in Dubai such as buses, water bus, and the latest transport addition to the UAE, Dubai Metro, as well as the prepaid parking zones service” said Al Madani.
He continued: “Nol Card, which is offered by the RTA for sale starting from today, will be available for mass transport users in 22 sales outlets / centers spanning 5 public bus stations, 8 marine transport stations, and 9 RTA Customer Service Centers. Nol Card is the best fare payment means ever introduced in Dubai as a single card can be used in all public transport modes as well as RTA paid parking zones. Hence it saves both time and effort of frequent commuters, thanks to the e-purse feature of the card using a technology of “Pay as you go”.
The CEO of RTA Corporate Technical Support Services Sector further added: “After the metro operation, various types of Nol Cards will be on offer; which can be topped at various points approved by the RTA such as Ticket Vending Offices (TVO), and Ticket Vending Machines (TVM) spreading throughout metro stations, bus stations, water bus stations, RTA Customer Service Centers, as well as Approved Sales Agents who will be announced shortly.
Al Madani concluded: “Nol Silver Card is offered at a price of 20 dirham, comprising a 14-dirham balance and 6-dirham as cost of initial purchase of the card. Whenever the card is recharged in future this 6-dirham amount will not be deducted again. The card can be topped up with a sum up to 500 dirham maximum and remains valid for 5 years. Nol Silver Card offered today for sale will be activated, together with other Nol Cards, as the metro starts service on 09/09/09.