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Due to SYPTE budget cuts as part of the government austerity programme, All Travel South Yorkshire Travel Information Centres will be closing from 1st June 2015.

 

At most Interchanges an information kiosk will be available to help with timetable information.

 

However tickets will no longer be sold and concessionary pass applications will no longer be accepted.

 

ALTERNATIVES

 

Travelmaster, Citywide and South Yorkshire Connect tickets

Day tickets - sold by bus drivers and tram conductors (cash only)

Weekly and longer tickets - sold by self service ticket machines at most bus Interchanges and also Payzone shops.

Selected Travelmaster tickets also available from rail station ticket counters.

 

Railmaster monthly train+tram tickets

Sold at rail station ticket counters.

 

First bus tickets

Day and week tickets - sold by bus drivers (cash only)

Day, week and month tickets - available on m-ticketing app on smart phones

Monthly and annual tickets - sold online (http://www.firstgroup.com/southyorkshire)

 

Stagecoach tickets

Day and week tickets - sold by bus drivers and tram conductors (cash only)

Weekly and longer tickets - sold online (http://www.buymymegarider.com)

Weekly and monthly bus+tram tickets - sold at selected SIV box offices

 

Derbyshire Wayfarer day tickets

available from bus drivers and rail station ticket counters

 

Concessionary passes

application form now online or call Traveline.

 

More information: http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/kyi_ticketspasses/

Edited by Andy C

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To be fair, the number of self service machines means these kiosks are surplus to requirements. They have been closing for years (10+) as other means of providing information becomes the proffered source for many people.

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The elderly will have a good ol' moan about it, though.

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The elderly will have a good ol' moan about it, though.

 

And with reason, as many elderly are not internet savvy.

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And with reason, as many elderly are not internet savvy.

 

quite, although there is a drop-box facility for paper application forms at the new information kiosks so it isn't quite as bad as made out. It will be interesting to see how helpful the information kiosk staff are able to be.

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How do you actually obtain your online-purchased ticket though?

You'd be surprised how many people don't have printers

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Due to SYPTE budget cuts as part of the government austerity programme, All Travel South Yorkshire Travel Information Centres will be closing from 1st June 2015.[/url]

 

It's a bit of a luxury jobs for the boys scheme to have these centres to sell passes when there are literally thousands of mobile equivilents (bus drivers) roaming around the streets all day every day on the things that the passes are for.

 

Lets have lots more cuts like this please.

Edited by Eric Arthur

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The elderly will have a good ol' moan about it, though.

 

Which would be a tad ironic as I am sure I read somewhere that one of the reasons that they are closing is because of the elderly passes I may have misheard that though

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Why don't First SY issue smartcards - they work well enough in many other parts of the country. I've got one for use in Brighton and surrounding area when I'm down there - it can hold daily/weekly/monthly and 'specials'.

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Why don't First SY issue smartcards - they work well enough in many other parts of the country. I've got one for use in Brighton and surrounding area when I'm down there - it can hold daily/weekly/monthly and 'specials'.

 

They do issue smartcards: http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/smartcard/

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