Light rail brought on board multi-trip tickets
Published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 14 June, 2011
COMMUTERS with MyMulti transport tickets will finally be able to use them on Sydney’s light rail line.
The Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian, will announce measures today to incorporate the light rail line into the MyZone ticket structure, an election promise made by the Coalition.
From June 27, commuters who use daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly MyMulti tickets to travel on the bus, train and ferry networks will also be able to use the tickets on the light rail system.
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Pensioners will be able to use their pensioner excursion tickets on the line, and Family Funday Sunday tickets will also be eligible for use on the line.
”This is great news for commuters, tourists, pensioners and families,” Ms Berejiklian said.
No budget for Light Rail puts project under a cloud – Greens
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Ms Rhiannon is calling on Premier Rees to publicly commit to the project and allocate specific funding to secure its completion.
The Treasurer failed to answer Ms Rhiannon’s question about Light Rail in Parliament today, instead taking it on notice with a view to providing a written answer at a later stage. “The failure to allocate money in the budget for the light rail study throws doubt on Transport Minister David Campbell’s commitment to the project. Premier Nathan Rees needs to speak out in support of light rail,” Ms Rhiannon said. Read more »
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There is little wonder why there is confusion between Metro Light Rail and the NSW Government’s new project.
The company that owns Metro Light Rail is called Metro Transport Sydney. The NSW Government agency responsible for planning, delivering and commissioning the CBD Metro is called Metro Sydney.
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