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The MultiRider was a pre-purchased magnetic-stripe ticketing system used on rail, bus, and ferry services operated under the
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brand, either by or under contract for the Public Transport Authority of
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.


Technology


Equipment

The MultiRider system was based on a series of validation equipment and driver consoles supplied by the UK-based company Wayfarer Transit Systems.


Cards

The system was based on
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s containing simple information such as the number of trips that they can be used with, the number of transit zones that can be traversed, and the time and location of the last validation. Before boarding a service or transferring between train and bus services, passengers had to validate the card by inserting it into a MultiRider validator located on train platforms and on buses.


Fare Determination

If this was the passenger's first trip using the card, or a previous validation was over two hours ago (for 1-4 zones, 3 hours for 5-8 zones), a trip was deducted from the card, and the information about the current trip was printed onto the front of the card. If the passenger was transferring between services, and their current trip was still valid, a "T" was printed onto the card (on 10-trip MultiRiders only). MultiRiders could be purchased for use over any distance from two sections to eight zones. MultiRiders came with 10, 20, or 40 trips encoded onto them, and were up to 25% cheaper than the equivalent cash fares at the time. The 40 trips of MultiRider tickets used to be known as MultiRider Plus.


Variants of MultiRider tickets

There were a large variety of MultiRider tickets available:


Student MultiRider

The Student MultiRider was introduced on 10 October 2005. This type of MultiRider provided a 50 cent fare on a journey, valid for three hours in all zones. The Student MultiRider also was available in two types of tickets, in 10 trips, or in 40 trips. The Student MultiRider was available for primary and secondary school students only.


Controversy

While the Student MultiRider was introduced, the Curtin Student Guild pointed out that state government did not provide the 50 cents student fare on tertiary school students (university and TAFE student), and the state government should provide the same concession price as primary and secondary school students. However, the state government replied that the tertiary school students can have the standard concession fare for their journey.


MultiRider phase out

On 8 April 2007, the MultiRider ticketing system was withdrawn and replaced by
SmartRider SmartRider is the contactless electronic ticketing system of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. The system uses RFID smartcard technology to process public transport fares across public bus, train and ferry services. The syste ...
. In the lead-up to its withdrawal, it was phased out in stages. First Stage (from 14 February 2007) * The SmartRider ticketing system completed full rollout and SmartRider cards became available from Transperth InfoCentres and authorised SmartRider Retail Outlets across the
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metropolitan area. * The SmartRider system operated in parallel with the existing MultiRider to allow passengers to use up any remaining value on MultiRider tickets. Second Stage (from 5 March 2007) * MultiRiders were withdrawn from sale Third Stage (from 8 April 2007) * The MultiRider ticketing system was withdrawn from use on the Transperth network * Passengers who had any remaining value on their MultiRiders were able to transfer the value to their SmartRider by completing a MultiRider refund form, which is available from Transperth InfoCentres, at authorised SmartRider Retail Outlets or online.


Transwa MultiRider

When MultiRiders were phased out by Transperth,
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introduced its own MultiRiders for use on its ''
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'' and ''
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'' services. Transwa now use SmartCommuter cards instead.


See also

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Automated Fare Collection System An automated fare collection (AFC) system is the collection of components that automate the ticketing system of a public transportation network - an automated version of manual fare collection. An AFC system is usually the basis for integrated tic ...
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Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...
*
SmartRider SmartRider is the contactless electronic ticketing system of the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia. The system uses RFID smartcard technology to process public transport fares across public bus, train and ferry services. The syste ...


References

{{reflist Public transport in Perth, Western Australia Public transport in Western Australia