Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation ─ Metro Service

Payment Methods:

1. physical contactless bank cards: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, UnionPay, Diners Club, or Discover cards.

2.Mobile payment: Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay (must be linked to a bank card).

3. For iPhone users:

(1) You can use Apple Pay with a linked bank card to tap in and out of stations (the phone must be unlocked.)

(2)  The gates also support Apple Pay Express Mode, allowing you to quickly pass through without unlocking your device (requires setting your bank card as an "Express Transit Card").

How to Use: Simply tap your bank card on the card reader area to enter the station. 

 ( Tap here on the gate) 

Note: If your bank card also has a stored-value card feature (like a co-branded EasyCard), where you tap determines how you're charged—tapping at the bank card reader charges your card, while tapping at the stored-value reader deducts from your e-wallet balance.