Ready, set...tap-and-go! Contactless ticketing is on track to be rolled out on the Merseyrail network later this year. The move is part of plans to inject almost £10m in revolutionising public transport ticketing across the Liverpool City Region. We have more on that coming up.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 Tap and Go ticketing is to be introduced on the Mersey Rail network later this year.
00:06 As part of a £10m investment, passengers will be able to use a MetroCard linked to
00:11 their bank account for their journeys across the Liverpool City region.
00:14 Plans are progressing to ensure that infrastructure and technology are in place ahead of the launch of the service.
00:20 Tap and Go will be available at all Mersey Rail stations for passengers using a MetroCard linked to their bank account from autumn this year.
00:27 The second phase will launch in 2025 and see passengers able to use their bank card or devices such as phones or watches without the need for a MetroCard.
00:36 Passengers will need to tap in at the beginning and end of their journey to ensure a lowest price for a promise capped daily and weekly through the smart system.
00:46 They will also still be able to buy season tickets as well as daily and return tickets from rail stations and online via the Metro portal if they wish.
00:54 The upgrade hopes to encourage more people out of their cars and onto buses, trains and ferries.
00:59 [BLANK_AUDIO]