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Concession metroCARDs - for tertiary students and other government issued concession card holders (e.g., Veterans health card) [3] Seniors Card - South Australian issued Seniors cards are pre-programmed for use as metroCARDs. Travel is free for seniors card holders, but the card must still be validated for travel. [4] [5]
South Australia provides an all-in-one card, allowing access on public transport in Adelaide through an RFID capability in the card. The purpose of the card is to identify seniors and to take advantage of discounts offered to senior citizens in the state or territory, with a number of commercial offers being made available to holders. [3]
In September 2011 the new name for the system was announced as 'Opal', chosen from a selection of 665 names. Transport for NSW said Opal was chosen because it was 'uniquely Australian', [13] short, and easy to say. As well as the opal being Australia's national gemstone, the black opal is the New South Wales gemstone symbol. [14]
As of July 2022, the policy was expanded so that South Australian Seniors Card holders were able to travel free on Adelaide Metro buses, trains and trams, without time restrictions; the concession required holders to validate their card when boarding.
The State Transport Authority was established by the State Transport Authority Act 1974, [1] which aimed to provide an integrated and co-ordinated system of public transport within South Australia. This was to be achieved by assuming direct control of state-operated services (particularly in the Adelaide metropolitan area) and by exercising ...
Transport in South Australia is provided by a mix of road, rail, sea and air transport. The capital city of Adelaide is the centre to transport in the state. With its population of 1.4 million people, it has the majority of the state's 1.7 million inhabitants.
In order to gain a transport concession a separate application for concession needs to be made to the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure and if successful, a transport concession card will be mailed to you. Heavy fines apply for using public transport on a concession-priced ticket without holding a valid transport concession card.
A range of SmartRider cards exist. When a SmartRider card is first purchased, a card purchase fee of $5 for concession users and $10 for standard users will apply, on top of which credit needs to be added to use the card. Standard SmartRider is for use by passengers without concessions. Standard Transperth adult fares apply.