{"id":7823,"date":"2024-02-02T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T23:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=7823"},"modified":"2024-02-02T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T23:37:06","slug":"pay-as-you-go-ticketing-to-be-trialled-at-90-more-railway-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=7823","title":{"rendered":"Pay-as-you-go ticketing to be trialled at 90 more railway stations"},"content":{"rendered":"

90 railway stations in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester will introduce tap-in and tap-out ticketing from next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jacob King\/PA Wire<\/em><\/p>\n

Rail minister Huw Merriman confirmed that the 90 stations will be fitted with technology ensuring passengers get the best fare by tapping payment cards.<\/p>\n

The trials are being part-funded by \u00a3100 million reallocated from scrapping sections of HS2.<\/p>\n

Pay-as-you-go ticketing is already used throughout London and other parts of south-east England.<\/p>\n

Mr Merriman said: \u201cWe want to encourage more people back onto our trains, with tap-in technology meaning using our stations couldn\u2019t be easier.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur railways have a long history, but projects like these \u2013 part of the Government\u2019s wider plans for reform \u2013 will ensure they have a bright future too.\u201d<\/p>\n

West Midlands mayor Andy Street said: \u201cOur Swift smartcard already enables passengers to transfer seamlessly between our various local bus operators and Metro tram services whilst guaranteeing they get best value fares.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow thanks to this pilot scheme, we will now add rail to our offering \u2013 making Swift truly multi-modal and bringing us much closer to a London Oyster card-style system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham said: \u201cWe are transforming how people travel in Greater Manchester, with the aim for people to pay for journeys easily and seamlessly across buses, trams, trains and cycle hire.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to progressing with these new contactless rail pilots, and working together to develop a more meaningful and accountable partnership that allows us to integrate local rail services across the city-region into the Bee Network by 2030.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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