Train passengers will be able to tap-and-go with a bank card, phone or smart watch early next year, with trams and buses to follow

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Train passengers in Victoria will finally be able to pay their fare using a bank card, phone or smartwatch from next year, in a long-awaited update to the state’s ticketing system.

The public transport minister, Gabrielle Williams, on Friday announced more than 20,000 new card readers would be installed across the metropolitan and V/Line networks over the coming months that will eventually allow commuters to “tap and go” without needing a Myki card.

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