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Go Card’s new mark

Uptake of TransLink’s Go Card shows no signs of slowing down with the two -millionth card celebrated in Brisbane today

June
9, 2011

TransLink’s Go card smartcard has gone ‘multi-platinum’
with the issue of the two millionth card this week.

Queensland Transport Minister Annastacia
Palaszczuk says the milestone was achieved with the support of retailers who
were an important part of the largest smartcard retail network in Australia.

“There has been significant
investment across the Go Card distribution network resulting in a 150 per cent
growth in the past 18 months,” Palaszczuk says.

“The support of our retail agents is
vital to the continued success of Go Card and we are celebrating the two
million milestone by recognising our highest performing Go Card retailers.”

Palaszczuk says Go Card growth has led to
improvements to the public transport network.

“The travel data provided by Go Card
is helping us provide more frequent and reliable public transport, including
the 150,000 weekly train seats and 50,000 additional weekly bus seats as a
result of new timetabling this week,” she says.

Member for Brisbane Central Grace Grace,
who has lobbied heavily for more Go Card retail outlets, says the product is
now easily available to commuters.

“There are now 560 locations to buy a
Go Card and more than 1500 places where you can top-up a Go Card,” Grace
says.

“It’s important our public transport
network is easily accessible for commuters and that means the go card must be
easily accessible as well.”

Cubic Australasia Managing Director Matt
Cole says the Queensland Government and TransLink deserved congratulations for
the two millionth Go Card milestone.

“Cubic is delighted to have played a
part in the success of the Go Card system, which richly deserves the title
awarded last year as the best smartcard ticketing scheme for public transport
in Australia,”
Cole says.

Photo: Celebrating the two-millionth Go
Card, from left, are Queensland Transport Minister Annastacia Palaszczuk, Brisbane’s Post Office Square
retailers Kristina and Jordan Cowen, with TransLink CEO Peter Strachan and
Cubic Australasia MD Matt Cole


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