Parkeon delivers self-service ticketing for Sydney

Self-service ticketing technology developed by UK company Parkeon has been installed across Sydney, Australia to make multimodal travel easier and more convenient for users of the Opal smart card scheme. The company has provided 255 ticket vending and smart card recharge machines for Transport for New South Wales train, light rail and ferry terminals to issue disposable single-trip cards and enable subscribers to reload their cards via cash or card. Parkeon developed self-service technology based on i
August 2, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Self-service ticketing technology developed by UK company 251 Parkeon has been installed across Sydney, Australia to make multimodal travel easier and more convenient for users of the Opal smart card scheme.

The company has provided 255 ticket vending and smart card recharge machines for Transport for New South Wales train, light rail and ferry terminals to issue disposable single-trip cards and enable subscribers to reload their cards via cash or card.

Parkeon developed self-service technology based on its Astreo card and cash and Galexio card-only devices for installation across the majority of train, light rail and ferry stations. The machines enable users to top-up their cards at the machines or to buy disposable cards for daily usage.

Opal has two million customers making more than 50 million trips a month taking advantage of the easier and convenient travel facilitated by the Opal smart card system.

Related Content

  • December 20, 2017
    Cubic Extend Opal Card Platform to commuters on Manly Fast Ferry, Sydney
    Cubic Transportation Systems and Transport for New South Wales have expanded the Opal smart card ticketing system on Sydney's Manly Fast Ferry Service to enable passengers to pay for trips on their Opal card. The Manly Fast Ferry will now have a wider range of ticketing options available and allow card holders to tap onto the service using the existing smart card ticketing installed on the fleet. Cubic’s open APIs allow other companies using their own terminals and equipment to connect to the Opal payment
    Read More
  • January 16, 2013
    Tram ticketing contract for Parkeon
    UK headquartered ticketing technology company Parkeon Transit is to provide the complete ticketing system for the Edinburgh tram project, including the supply and maintenance of the company’s latest Galexio-Plus ticket machines, Axio platform validators, and hand-held payment terminals. The system will be enabled to dual-read both ITSO cards and the Lothian Buses’ Ridacard, and will be linked to the existing Lothian Buses’ back office, with card holders sharing the benefits across both the tram and bus netw
    Read More
  • February 2, 2012
    Developments in smarter multi-modal fare paynment
    This section pulls together all the multi-modal topics in each issue. Subject matter will include smartcards; ticketing and payment systems; passenger information systems; fleet management for buses, trains and light rail; park and ride systems; on-line access to real-time information via Internet portals
    Read More
  • March 13, 2018
    Cubic Transportation Systems extends Opal payment system trial
    Cubic Transportation Systems’ (CTS’) business division and Transport for New South Wales will extend its trial of contactless ticketing across the entire Sydney ferry and light rail network. The project aims to allow users to purchase one-off fares quicker and easier while also allowing them to pay for journeys using American Express and Visa cards. More than 15,000 passengers are estimated to have used their Mastercard to tap on and pay for travel across Sydney harbour since the trial began on the Manly
    Read More

Highlighted Content