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Australian state officials in Queensland say the last major bus operator in Brisbane is scheduled to launch Smart Ticketing Monday. It would essentially complete the rollout of the new fare system in South East Queensland, the most populous part of the state, after years of delays. It’s unclear when the rest of the state will launch. The state’s transport minister is seizing on the problems to score political points.
The original AU$371 million (US$234.1 million) account-based ticketing and open-loop payments project could increase to nearly AU$434 million, though officials apparently have so far only approved a total project budget of AU$393.75 million, according to a Translink spokesperson.
• TMR (Queensland)
• Translink (Queensland)
• Cubic
• Conduent
The last major transport operator serving the Australian city of Brisbane and the state’s most populous region, “South East Queensland,” is scheduled to launch open-loop payments Monday as part of a long delayed Smart Ticketing project being rolled out by Cubic Transportation Systems.
The original AU$371 million (US$234.1 million) account-based ticketing and open-loop payments project will increase in cost to nearly
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