Category Archives: Ticketing

Already 80% of Metrocard users

Introduction of Metrocard has started last November and keeps all its promises: in about 8 months, usage has already reached 80%. This is beyond the 75% target that was expected to occur after a year. Eight passengers out of ten … Continue reading

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METROCARD: it is now

Everybody in Adelaide await Metrocard introduction with visible impatience: it is coming now! The 6000 champions who have tested Metrocard during the past few months have done it with panache and cannot stop praising it: general operation can now start … Continue reading

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Don’t know how to use Metrocard

Get the best of your Metrocard following that link: Metrocard usage tips

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Adelaide Railway Station

Adelaide railway station is the converging point of all Adelaide suburban railway lines. Controlling entry and exit here is a simple and efficient way of fighting fraud. In fact, most stations on the network do not have required infrastructure to … Continue reading

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MetroCard aboard trains

A two cars train has been fitted with new MetroCard system last week to make sure rail environment was confirming good results obtained on board buses in Adelaide hills. Tests are on-going at time I am writing this article and … Continue reading

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ADELAIDE keeps magnetics

Very early into project definition phase, and this without unvealing any secret, it was clear that chosing a new system based on contactless smart card only was extremely tempting and popular. Messages sent out by fare collection microcosm that magnetic … Continue reading

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ADELAIDE goes live

Transport Minister Chloe FOX has launched the very first deployment stage of Adelaide new ticketing system the 26th October 2011. Major Australian television channels and local press witnessed the event and were given possibility to try new equipment installed on … Continue reading

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