What is Sistema Único de Boleto Electrónico?
The '''SUBE card''' (standing for '''S'''istema '''Ú'''nico de '''B'''oleto '''E'''lectrónico; literal English translation: ''Unique Electronic Ticket System''), is a system implemented in Argentina as of 2011 that allows each user with their respective [[smart card]] to pay for trips on buses, subways, trains, among other means of transportation. transport adhered to the 'Red SUBE', both in public transport in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) and in the interior of the country. [[File:SUBE frente.svg|250px]] The '''SUBE''' Card is similar to other solutions implemented in highly concentrated cities, both in [[Argentina]] ([[Rosario]], [[Córdoba]], Posadas, Salta or [[San Miguel de Tucumán]], [[Bahía Blanca]]) and in the rest of the world ([[London]], [[Paris]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Seoul]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[São Paulo]], [[Bogotá]], [[Santiago de Chile]], [[Asunción]], [[Montevideo]] or [[Andalusia]]). It is the only valid payment method for all public transport services in the [[Buenos Aires|City of Buenos Aires]] since December 10, 2015. ==History== ===Incorporation and implementation=== [[File:Tecnópolis. Stand del SUBE Boleto electrónico.jpg|thumb|SUBE Certified ticket validator for buses]] The distribution of the cards was initially carried out free of charge; All you had to do was complete a form and present a document that validates the applicant's identity. To this end, a strong promotional campaign was launched and collection centers were set up. ===Expansion=== The SUBE card arrived in the big cities of Argentina in 2015. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Transport, which published resolution 1535/2014 in the Official Gazette to implement the SUBE throughout the country. country. Other urban agglomerations to join the system are San Juan and Partido de la Costa ([[Buenos Aires Province|Province of Buenos Aires]]). On January 5, the Goverment presented the card in Villa Gesell. On February 2, the SUBE was inaugurated in the cities of Paraná and [[Santa Fe]], capi