Tag Archive for 'TransLink'

Bay Area’s TransLink sees its 16-year one card goal within reach

From : Contactless News 02-Feb-10 5:13:00 PM
TransLink appears poised to finally live up to the scenario first imagined 16-years ago of providing San Francisco Bay transit riders one card that would be good on all 24 agencies serving the area.

Sell Go Cards in all newsagencies: Simpson

From : ABC Online 15-Jan-10 2:20:00 AM
The Queensland Opposition says the Go Card system still has a long way to go to be customer-friendly.

Queensland contactless transit card security breached

From : Finextra 11-Jan-10 12:19:00 PM
The Australian state of Queensland has launched an investigation into a security breach affecting its contactless "go card" public transport system which saw the credit of one person incorrectly transferred to another's account.

Helping hands in Go Card push

From : Brisbane Times 09-Jan-10 6:01:00 AM
Extra Go Card vendors have manned train and bus stations this morning to sell pre-loaded Go Cards after the State Government admitted it had not done enough to promote their availability.

Cards are commonly used

From : Tri-City News 09-Jan-10 2:59:00 AM
Re. “Transit smart cards, turnstiles promised by ’13” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 27).

MP slams Go Card availability

From : ABC Regional Online 08-Jan-10 2:22:00 AM
The State Government has increased fares for public transport users who buy paper tickets to encourage the take-up of the electronic ticketing system.

More go card outlets on the go, says TransLink

From : NEWS.com.au 06-Jan-10 9:24:00 PM
AN extra 94 southeast Queensland train stations will be fitted with facilities to purchase go cards after revelations less than a quarter of stations sell them.

Go Card meltdown: thousands of failures revealed

From : Brisbane Times 06-Jan-10 2:17:00 AM
Go Card readers have failed more than 13,000 times since the electronic ticketing system was rolled out two years ago.

TransLink to bring in fare gates on SkyTrain by 2013

From : Kelowna.com 18-Dec-09 11:58:00 PM
Fare gates will be installed by 2013 at all SkyTrain stations as part of the new "smart-card" fare-collection system, TransLink announced Thursday.

Transit smart cards, turnstiles promised by 2013

From : BCLocalNews 18-Dec-09 1:34:00 AM
TransLink is pressing ahead with plans to spend up to $171 million on a smart card payment system that will also add faregates to SkyTrain and SeaBus stations.