Sydney gets smart ticketing four months early

Ferry commuters in Australia’s largest city can now use the new Opal smart card across the entire Sydney Ferries network, as the rollout of the city’s new ticketing system continues. The successful rollout marks completion of an important milestone for Cubic Transportation Systems, which is installing the new electronic ticketing system with other members of the Pearl Consortium, a range of contractors, and experts from Transport for NSW. The New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Transport Gladys Berejik
September 24, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Ferry commuters in Australia’s largest city can now use the new Opal smart card across the entire Sydney Ferries network, as the rollout of the city’s new ticketing system continues.

The successful rollout marks completion of an important milestone for 378 Cubic Transportation Systems, which is installing the new electronic ticketing system with other members of the Pearl Consortium, a range of contractors, and experts from Transport for NSW.

The New South Wales (NSW) Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said the completion of the ferry rollout on August 30, 2013, was a fantastic achievement, coming four months ahead of schedule.

The new system is also being extended after a customer trial across the city’s passenger rail network and is now available on train stations from the CBD north to Chatswood, in addition to the City Circle and east to Bondi Junction.
 
The rollout will be completed across more than 300 train stations and on more than 5000 buses by the end of 2014.

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