Get me there - new smart ticketing system

Transport leaders have given their seal of approval to the name for Greater Manchester’s  new smart ticketing system, which is due to be introduced in stages starting in 2014.

The name for the new scheme – get me there – has been chosen to reflect how smart ticketing will make journeys by public transport easier and more flexible, whether by tram, by bus, by train – or any combination of the three.

Passengers will be able to use the scheme by touching their get me there-enabled device – be it a card or, in the future, a phone – on to an electronic validator, which will then check if they have a valid travel card or enough ‘pay as you go’ credit in their account to travel. 

The installation of get me there validators on Metrolink stops is due to start later this year, one of the first visible signs that smart ticketing is on its way.

With eight out of every ten public transport journeys in Greater Manchester made by bus, all efforts are being made to make sure that get me there will be available on bus services as soon as possible after Metrolink.