A full 20 years after London commuters began using Oyster cards on public transport, and a whole decade after the introduction of Opal cards in Sydney and Hop cards in Auckland, the Greater Wellington Regional Council has discovered that commuters in our region would also like the convenience of using a single card that across trains and bus services. \
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The regional council was “delighted” – and apparently surprised – to discover that almost everyone taking the Johnsonville line over the past six months has been using their Snapper card to tap on and off the train.
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