Southern Directory - Seniors Card - NSW Government

Public transport concessions
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The CPE is designed to promote travel
within country NSW and is not available for
travel into metropolitan areas or interstate.
It therefore does not cover travel to or from
country areas into or out of the CityRail area
(bounded by Nowra, Moss Vale, Lithgow,
Muswellbrook, Dungog, Karuah and Booral)
and is not available for travel into Sydney,
Newcastle or Wollongong and related
suburbs. An exception is made for passengers
traveling between Mount Victoria station and
coach stops at Little Hartley, Hartley, Good
Forest, Hampton and Oberon.
Similarly, the CPE is not available for use on
services to/from the interstate locations of
Wangaratta, Benalla, Melbourne, Beenleigh,
Surfers Paradise, Robina, Burleigh Heads and
Palm Beach.
Interstate travel: NSW Seniors card holders
can use their NSW card when travelling
interstate to obtain the concessions available
to Seniors in that State/Territory. Similarly,
interstate card holders can obtain the same
concessions as NSW card holders when
visiting NSW.
Pensioners-only free rail travel: Seniors who
are also NSW pensioners can use their free
travel entitlements on CountryLink economy
services without payment of a booking fee.
A booking fee of 15% of the fare or a minimum
of $10 still applies when upgrading to first class
travel. The entitlement can also be used on
Great Southern Railway, but the total number
of trips must not exceed the maximum of 4
entitlements, regardless of the services used.
Half fare concessions: are available for travel
on long distance rail services in rural and
regional areas, on country-city travel, and on
interstate trips, as well as on local bus and
ferry services where regulated.
Kids can go a long way for a dollar
Up to four children from the one household
can travel for just $1 each way when
travelling with a full fare paying adult on any
CountryLink train or coach service, expanding
options for seniors and their families.
Further information
Metropolitan transport timetables, trip
planning: Transport Infoline on 131500 or
www.131500.com.au. See CountryTransport
section for services in rural and regional areas.
Transport concession arrangements:
www.transport.nsw.gov.au/concessions
CountryLink information and bookings
13 22 32 or www.countrylink.info
Great Southern Railway: 13 21 47
Light Rail and Monorail fares
and concessions: (02) 8584 5288
or www.metromonorail.com.au
This information has been provided to NSW Seniors
Card by Transport for NSW, July 2012.
www.seniorscard.nsw.gov.au