Reisekort

Elektronisk reisekort (English: Travelcard; formerly named Flexus) is an electronic ticket system that was introduced on all public transport in Greater Oslo, in 2009 using Thales technology.

By the end of 2010, there were 340,000 active cards used by Ruter's customer, an increase from 82,000 in January same year.

The goal of the system is to ease and quicken the process of purchasing ticket, create better information about actual travel and reduce non-paying passengers.

[1] The system is partially copied from the Dutch OV-chipkaart, where testing with the Thales technology started in Rotterdam in 2005.

Unlike the OV-chipkaart, Flexus does not provide an electronic purse with flexible fare calculation based on distance traveled - it only provides travel products like weekly and monthly passes that will only be valid in zones specified at time of purchase.