EASYCARD USED IN KAOHSIUNG BRINGS LESS BENEFITS|悠遊卡到高雄 通行度.優惠比一卡通還少

People with iPass electronic tickets now have access to all Taipei MRT stations, while people with EasyCards can also ride on the Kaohsiung MRT. However, due to the late notification by the Kaohsiung City Government to the EasyCard Corporation, EasyCard users will not be able to enjoy the same benefit and discounts as of those with an iPass at least till the end of the year. When Taipei visitors come to Kaohsiung, they'll need to make sure if their EasyCards are acceptable by Kaohsiung MRT. For renting public bikes, EasyCard doesn't work, sorry. ==TAIPEI RESIDENT== You need to prepare cash. We are the working class and we are accustomed to using cards in Taipei. It is convenient. We don't bring much cash with us. ==TAIPEI RESIDENT== I hope the Kaohsiung City Government to negotiate with the Taipei City Government, see if they can expand and provide added convenience in Kaohsiung. Taipei visitors feel their EasyCard functions are limited. In fact, Taipei's EasyCard and Kaohsiung's iPass are both acceptable to the MRTs in both cities. However, the iPass works for buses and public bikes in Taipei, the discount offers are same as the EasyCard's. A Taipei City Councilor found out, Taipei's EasyCard does not have discounts on bus transfer, ferries, bike rentals and light rails in Kaohsiung. The two cards are not fairly equal. 。 ==KO WEN-JE, Taipei City Mayor (Nov.7, 2016)== The Taipei City Government is to file a report to the Fair Trade Commission, the Kaohsiung City Government has nothing, they should have offered the same discounted offers like ours. The Kaohsiung City Government had explained, they had notified promotional discounts to the EasyCard Corporation in June. Regarding the bike rentals, since there was no extra card reader to deliver to Taipei, the EasyCard Corporation needs to dispatch engineers down to Kaohsiung. ==CHEN CHU, Kaohsiung City Mayor== Both cards have reciprocal privileges. If they have something not yet submitted to us, or they need to set up some equipment, we will once again make a briefing to the Taipei City Government, hope they can speed up. Kaohsiung City Government had emphasized, the two cities enjoy reciprocal privileges. But the EasyCard Corporation said card readers require three months to set up. Kaohsiung City Government had delayed notification to the EasyCard Corporation, therefore EasyCard users have no discount privilege before the end of this year. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 台北市民來高雄搭捷運，還是忍不住翻找了一下，才確定悠遊卡也可以使用，但後續如果要租用公共自行車，悠遊卡就行不通。 ==台北市民== 就是要準備現金吧 因為我們其實上班族的話 就是卡片都在台北 其實還滿方便 我們現金其實都帶比較少 ==台北市民== 就是希望高雄市政府這邊 也可以跟台北市政府談一談 看有沒有可能再增加 高雄整個地區的方便性 台北人到高雄，覺得悠遊卡有限制，其實悠遊卡和一卡通陸續開放在北捷和高捷使用後，一卡通還包括公車、公共自行車等系統也能通行，優惠也和悠遊卡相同，但台北市議員統計，悠遊卡在高雄，搭公車不像一卡通有轉乘優惠，搭渡輪也沒有打8折，更無法用在公共自行車或輕軌，雙邊根本不對等。 ==台北市長 柯文哲(105.11.07)== 台北市政府要向公平交易委員會 說檢舉也可以 他們高雄這個都沒有 應該他們要跟我們這邊 同樣的優惠條件才對 不過高雄市政府強調，早在今年6月底就通知悠遊卡公司，可以設定公車等優惠方案，至於公共自行車，也因為沒有多餘機台可送到台北，必須請悠遊卡公司派員南下驗證。 ==高雄市長 陳菊== 都是平等互惠的 那如果他們有些還沒有來陳請 或者必要的配備設備 他們還沒有來處理 這個部分我們會再一次的 跟台北市政府說明 希望他們加快 高市府強調，兩市平等互惠。不過，悠遊卡公司今天仍強調，修改驗票機至少需三個月時間，高市府太晚通知才造成今年無法完成優惠設定。 記者 王介村 許政俊 綜合報導