Opal multi-mode travel will become cheaper
Switching between trains, buses, ferries and light rail will become cheaper for thousands of commuters with Opal to remove the current penalty when customers change transport modes.
From Monday 5 September 2016, Adult Opal card customers will get a $2 ‘transfer discount’ every time they change modes of transport within an hour, as part of the same journey.
Child/Youth, Concession or Senior/Pensioner Opal card customers will get a ‘transfer discount’ of $1 every time they change mode on a journey and the transfer is within 60 minutes.
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said, the Government is now making it cheaper to change between trains, buses, ferries and light rail. Ultimately, we want people on public transport and out of their cars.
“Today is a monumental shift towards making interchange cheaper on public transport, and making the entire system fairer,” Mr Constance said.
“We want greater integration on the transport network as we invest billions in the metro, light rail, new rapid bus lines and modern trains and ferries.”