Técély card | |
Location: | Lyon, France |
Launched: | 1 July 2002[1] |
Service 1: | TCL (métro, funicular, tram, bus, trolleybus) |
Sales Location 1: | TCL agencies (get a new card, recharge a card) |
Sales Location 2: | Mail order (get a new card) |
Sales Location 3: | TCL ticket machines (recharge a card) |
Sales Location 4: | TCL service points (recharge a card) |
Sales Location 5: | ATMs of CIC and Crédit Mutuel (recharge a card) |
Homepage: | La carte TCL (in French) |
The Técély card (TCL card) is the smartcard of TCL, the public transport network in Lyon, France, launched on 1 July 2002.[1] Unlike other smartcards, where a topup amount is required at the start and is deducted each time a passenger makes a trip, the TCL card has a €5 fee, and the option to put on either a weekly or monthly pass on top of this. This must be renewed every week or month keep the card usable. The card expires five years after its purchase date.[2]