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South Australian Seniors Card holders can today board Adelaide’s trains, trams and buses free of charge, but regular commuters have been hit with a fare hike while a free public transport scheme for hospital workers has also been scrapped.
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More than 1000 Adelaide buses, trains and trams have been fitted with QR codes, but the Transport Department says passengers won’t be stopped from boarding if they can’t check-in.
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The Marshall Government would need to find alternative savings measures if the sell-off of the state’s rail services did not proceed, the head of the Transport Department has conceded – despite previous assertions proceeds would be reinvested into improving the network.
Four months after the Adelaide Metro King William Street infocentre shut to make way for what will become Adelaide’s tallest building, there is still no word on when the 39-storey project will proceed.
The longstanding Adelaide Metro Currie Street infocentre will soon close its doors to make way for a 39-storey hotel that has been approved, but no start date has been announced.
The State Government will seek a private operator for Adelaide’s public train and tram services.
An “all-encompassing” three-year survey of Adelaide commuters will be used to judge the performance of the public transport system – and the state’s new public transport authority.
