Commuters travelling between Harrogate and Leeds will be able to get a new smart ticket for discounted travel from today.
It is a step towards a London-style contactless payment system and comes as part of Transport for the North’s (TFN) drive to update public transport.
The new season tickets are available on Northern and LNER services. They give passengers 10 unlimited travel days for the price of nine valid for six months.
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TFN plans to roll the scheme out on further routes. A Transport Focus survey found that over a third expect to work from home with limited travel to the work place.
TFN hopes the new tickets with a flexible season pass will work well for those workers.
Jeremy Acklam, TFN director of integrated and smart travel, said:
“Now more than ever, due to the impact of coronavirus on our travel habits, passengers need safer, better value and more convenient ways to pay for public transport. Flexi seasons will provide this for thousands of passengers.”
This is part of the £150 million integrated and smart travel programme. The next stage proposes to deliver more contactless payment technology across the North.
