TransLink extends Cubic’s Brisbane ticketing contract

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS has signed a three-year contract extension with TransLink commencing in September 2016, to continue operating and maintaining the go card smart card system in Brisbane, Australia. The announcement continues the contract between TransLink and Cubic until September 2019. The contract between TransLink and Cubic began in 2003 with the award of the region’s first smart card-based integrated ticketing system and services for public transport in Southeast Queensland.
November 20, 2015 Read time: 1 min
378 Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS has signed a three-year contract extension with 376 TransLink commencing in September 2016, to continue operating and maintaining the go card smart card system in Brisbane, Australia.
 
The announcement continues the contract between TransLink and Cubic until September 2019. The contract between TransLink and Cubic began in 2003 with the award of the region’s first smart card-based integrated ticketing system and services for public transport in Southeast Queensland.

Today, go card is a reliable platform providing seamless travel for the region’s 1.2 million rail, light rail, bus and ferry customers.

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