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The Netherlands

Octopus for the Dutch

Octopus has made everyday life easier in the Netherlands by developing an e-ticketing system for public transport.

Making everyday life easier in the Netherlands

In 2003, Octopus was commissioned to develop and implement the core back-office for a multi-purpose contactless smart card system for the public transport system in the Netherlands.

The smart card, which is known as the "OV-chipkaart", is used for travel on buses, trams and trains nationwide. Octopus provided the Octopus Clearing House system in addition to sharing its world-renowned expertise in the operation of public transport e-ticketing systems.

The OV-chipkaart was launched in Rotterdam in June 2007, and was extended to Amsterdam in 2009. More than two million passengers benefit from the convenience of this e-ticketing system every day. The system will be progressively expanded to cover the entire nation by 2011.

“The Octopus System has been the first part of our nationwide system in the Netherlands that really worked! Today, we are successfully serving metro, tram, bus and long-distance rail transport with more than 5 million cards in the market.”

Jeroen Kok
CEO Trans Link Systems
13 October 2009

"The service Octopus provided is a big assurance for our company in supporting the Netherlands public transport chipcard system. The Octopus Clearing House System is a big part of our service and is key to the nationwide system. By partnering with Octopus, we are able to meet the business requirements of our clients.”

Peter van Dijk
CEO Mobility Commerce Services
(Mcom, subsidiary of Volker Wessels) Netherlands
2 October 2009

For more information

If you are not located in Hong Kong and would like to learn how our business solutions can benefit you, please contact us by email: bizenquiries@octopus.com.hk.