Have you finally dragged yourself to the station after a long snooze, did you forget your public transport chip card. Not a good start to the day. Is this recognizable? Then know that this is a thing of the past, because from Tuesday 20 January you can join the check in most trains, buses and metros with your debit card. Here you can read how that works.
This is how you check in with your debit card
Checking in with the debit card is almost the same as with an OV chip card. At a station in The Hague, walk to the check-in gate and take your debit card from your pocket. Hold it in front of the gate and… done! You are checked in. You will now see ‘IN Debit Card’ on the screen of the check-in pole and hear the well-known beep. At the end of the journey, hold your debit card again in front of the check-out gate and you will see ‘Uit debit card’ on the screen.
It is important that you remove your debit card from your wallet, otherwise you may accidentally check in with multiple cards.
You can check in with these debit cards
Before you throw your OV chip card in the trash, it’s okay to know that not all debit cards are suitable yet. Only cards from these banks work:
If you have an account with another bank, such as Triodos, you will have to be patient.
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This is how you check in with your mobile
Are you one of those residents who hardly ever take a wallet with you these days and always pay via mobile? Then you can choose to check in with your smartphone. Checking in with your mobile is basically the same as with a debit card: take your phone out of your pocket and hold it in front of the check-in pole. It is required that you have a smartphone with NFC.
Smartwatch
residents who often pay with a smartwatch are lucky: they can also check in at The Hague station with the watch. Here too, NFC must be installed.
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View travel history
Do you often travel for work, for example, from The Hague station to another city? Then it is nice that you can declare your travel expenses. You can also do this with a debit card, smartwatch or mobile! You must link your debit card to your NS account or enter it in the OVpay app.
This is how you see it on your bill
Of course you can also see it on your bill itself. The payment always has a payment reference that starts with NLOV and then has fourteen numbers and letters.
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After check-in
Are you one of the many locals who love to buy a coffee at the station before boarding the train? get in? Or a delicious cookie from the Kiosk? Then you can simply pay with the debit card you just checked in with. You just stay checked in.
Do not check out
At some stations you cannot enter or leave the station without going through a gate. At other stations you can leave the station without checking out. If you accidentally do that while checking in with your debit card, 20 euros debited from your account. This was also the case with the regular public transport chip card.
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In these cases you continue to use your public transport chip card
You may often travel from The Hague during peak hours. It can then be extra crowded in the compartments of the second class. You may therefore want to upgrade to first class. If you want to, you still have to take your public transport chip card with you from home. You always travel second class if you pay with your debit card, smartwatch or mobile. Other subscriptions, such as the off-peak subscription, also do not work with your debit card.
In short: you no longer have to put your public transport chip card in your bag as standard. But if you are used to it, it is of course possible!
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