NSW Sydney Trains Ticketing System - Old Tickets Have No Plans To Be Phased Out!

This is an interesting response from Opal Customer care. We understand that in other train network ticketing systems the old ticketing countries or rail network of ticketing processes, old tickets cannot be phased out so quickly and the old ticketing system is still sold. Here is the e-mail received by myself: opalcustomercare@opal.com.au	11:27 (12 hours ago)
to me

Dear John,

Thank you for contacting Opal Customer Care.

Opal card will be available at retailers later this year. The station staff will be available to to help customer use their Opal card and educate commuters.

There are no current plans to cease the sale of paper tickets.

Reference Number: 462459

Yours sincerely

Opal Customer Care

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