Four years after the City of Edmonton first revealed it was introducing a digital fare payment system, transit riders will now be able to use their own debit and credit cards.

“It’s here, finally,” said Carrie Hotton-MacDonald, branch manager of Edmonton Transit Service. “I know a lot of people have been waiting for this moment.”

The Edmonton Transit Service announced the Arc card account-based electronic fare payment system in the summer of 2021 .

The Arc system went into effect in the fall of 2022 , allowing people using public transit to pay their LRT or bus fare using the tap-on, tap-off electronic payment system.

However, it required users to purchase an Arc card for $6, and then load the card with money.

Now, transit riders can pay by tapping any of the following payme

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