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Translink Future Ticketing System

In 2018, Translink announced a new payments and ticketing system to be used across all of its public transport services in Northern Ireland. The scheme includes the installation of 4500 ticket vending machines, 300 of which will be inside of train and bus stations and in Belfast City Centre, and passengers would be able to pay for journeys either using a contactless credit or debit card, or an "Oyster-Style" 'ePurse' prepaid smartcard, which can be topped up online or via a mobile app, though paper tickets will still remain available.

The first part of the system had been initially rolled out alongside introduction of the Glider Bus Rapid Transit system in 2018. The new ticketing system is expected to be fully rolled out by the end of 2022, and is expected to have cost £43 million upon completion. When completed, the new fare system would become the largest of its type in the United Kingdom outside of Greater London.

Translink (Northern Ireland) Overview

Translink (Northern Ireland) Type: Subsidiary
Translink (Northern Ireland) Predecessor: Ulster Transport Authority
Translink (Northern Ireland) Founded: 1 January 1996, 27 years ago in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Translink (Northern Ireland) Headquarters: 22 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Translink (Northern Ireland) Key People: Chris Conway (CEO)
Translink (Northern Ireland) Revenue: £225.9M (2020)
Translink (Northern Ireland) Parent: Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
Translink (Northern Ireland) Subsidiaries: Ulsterbus
NI Railways