<p>After more than a decade of delays, the New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia is to begin trials of the Opal electronic ticketing system on select ferry routes, with a trial set to commence on Sydney ferries in December.</p><p> </p><p>NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said that commuters would be able to use a single card to pay for tickets on ferries, trains, buses, and light rail by 2015. The Opal card will be available on all Sydney ferries and some trains in 2013, with buses and light rail to come on line two years later, Berejiklian said.</p><p> </p><p>"This is something that will change the way we use public transport," she continued. "It will be an easy system, where commuters simply have to tap on and tap off, and it will be like having an e-tag in your pocket."</p><p> </p><p>기사원문보기 : <a href="http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sydney-to-get-transport-electronic-ticketing-system/">http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sydney-to-get-transport-electronic-ticketing-system/</a></p>
After more than a decade of delays, the New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia is to begin trials of the Opal electronic ticketing system on select ferry routes, with a trial set to commence on Sydney ferries in December.
NSW Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian said that commuters would be able to use a single card to pay for tickets on ferries, trains, buses, and light rail by 2015. The Opal card will be available on all Sydney ferries and some trains in 2013, with buses and light rail to come on line two years later, Berejiklian said.
"This is something that will change the way we use public transport," she continued. "It will be an easy system, where commuters simply have to tap on and tap off, and it will be like having an e-tag in your pocket."
기사원문보기 : http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/sydney-to-get-transport-electronic-ticketing-system/