Victoria Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne

More Ways To Top Up Quickly On Train And Tram

Victor P Taffa

Passengers will have more options to quickly top up their myki and check their balance with 40 more Quick Top Up and Enquiry Machines (QTEM’s) to be installed across the train and tram network this month.

Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne today announced the rollout of the new machines, which allow passengers to top up their myki using contactless payments in as little as 15 seconds.

“Installation of these fast, new machines is part of a wider program of works currently being rolled out to improve the overall travel experience for all Victorian public transport users.” Minister for Public Transport Melissa Horne said.

“Passengers can top up in as little as 15 seconds using these machines reducing that last-minute dash to the platform.”

Fast, user-friendly machines will be installed at railway stations and trams stops in Melbourne’s CBD, western, northern and south-eastern suburbs and in Bendigo, increasing the total number across the network to 90.

QTEM’s were first introduced onto the network in June 2016 with machines installed at 9 busy Melbourne locations and 1 at Geelong Railway Station.

In late 2018, 40 QTEM’s were installed at railway stations and tram stops in suburbs including:

• Box Hill,
• Camberwell,
• Nunawading,
• South Morang,
• Tarneit,
• Thomastown,
• Watergardens,
• Yarraville.

90 QTEM’s that will be operating by the end of March are on top of 580 myki vending machines, 720 retail outlets and 83 premium railway stations on the metropolitan train network that also accept cash as payment.