AQW 4023/16-21 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether there will be any differentiation in the ticketing system for use on Metro buses and Belfast Rapid Transit buses from 1 October 2018.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 27 September 2016
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 27 September 2016
- Answer due by
- 12 October 2016
- Answered
- 21 October 201624 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
When the Belfast Rapid Transit Ticketing (BRT) System is introduced, customers on both Metro and BRT services will be able to purchase and use common paper tickets and smartcards.
When the BRT services are introduced in 2018, customers who use either Metro or BRT services (or both), will be able to purchase and use the following methods to access those services:
•Paper single tickets
•Paper day tickets
•Metro Multi-Journey Smartlink cards
•Metro Travelcards
•Metro DayLink smartcards
•iLink Travelcards
•Free Concessionary Smartpasses
•Half-fare Concessionary Smartpasses
•yLink cards
That is customers will be able to use all of the paper tickets and smartcards which can be currently purchased and used on Metro services.
Translink has advised that ePurse smartcards will be introduced in August 2020.