The OV-chipkaart is a contactless smart card used to travel by public transport and maintained by TransLink, a company created by the five biggest public transport companies in the Netherlands: Connexxion, GVB, RET, NS and HTM. As of 2018, there were approximately 2.72 billion transactions made with the OV-chipkaart, an increase of 160 million transactions compared to the previous year.
Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions)
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TransLink. (February 27, 2019). Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/
TransLink. "Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions)." Chart. February 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/
TransLink. (2019). Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/
TransLink. "Number of Transactions of The Ov-chipkaart in The Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/
TransLink, Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of transactions of the OV-chipkaart in the Netherlands from 2015 to 2018 (in billions) [Graph], TransLink, February 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921686/number-of-transactions-of-the-ov-chipkaart-in-the-netherlands/