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Adelaide Metro, which serves Australia’s fifth largest city, plans to roll out open-loop payments throughout its transport network, including on its most-used mode, buses. But the agency has no plans, at least in the near future, to support concessionary discounts with open loop. Concessions make up a large share of rides.

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Chart: Share of Concessionary Fares

Chart: Share of Bus, Train & Tram Fares

Organizations Mentioned:

Adelaide Metro
Transport NSW (Sydney)
Conduent
CBA (Australia)

Adelaide Metro, which serves Australia’s fifth largest city, plans to roll out open-loop payments throughout its transport network, including on its most-used mode, buses.

The agency is now installing around 1,300 validators on board buses for the rollout of the open-loop service by the end of this year. It’s following that with installation of another 1,100 validators on trains,

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