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Bus Services: Tickets

Asked by Alex MayerLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 October 2024UIN 6925

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to expand the Unicard rail ticketing hub to include buses.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

While Unicard’s technology has multi-modal capabilities, its current contract is for the provision of ticketing on Transport for Wales rail, only. The Department is currently working with Transport for West Midlands and the UK’s major bus operators to develop a national, contactless ticketing solution for bus and tram services initially, with the functionality to integrate other modes, including rail, in the future.

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