Metrolink get me there ticketing app launched

Transports for Greater Manchester has launched the Metrolink get me there ticketing app enabling customers to buy Metrolink travelcards via smartphone before travel.

Metrolink passengers can now purchase tram travel via the operators ticketing app. Customers with Apple or Android phones can buy a range of Metrolink travelcards anywhere and anytime before they board, removing the need to queue at a ticket machine.

Once purchased, the travelcard is then stored on the customer’s phone and they simply show it when asked, just as they would a printed ticket. The app is free to download from Apple and Android stores and has built in in security features to prevent it being used fraudulently.

Initially, the app will offer travelcards for one day, a weekend or seven days’ travel on Metrolink and its introduction marks a further step on the roll-out of get me there.

“The new get me there mobile ticketing app will extend smarter travel options”

Councillor Andrew Fender, Chair of the TfGM Committee, said: “We want to make it easier for anyone who needs to travel in Greater Manchester, whether that be for work, pleasure, health or education and rolling out smart, easy-to-use technology is key to that.

“For more than 12 months now get me there has been available on Metrolink for our 500,000 concessionary travel pass holders. The new get me there mobile ticketing app will extend smarter travel options to anyone with an Android or Apple smart phone.

“It’s a significant step forward on a journey towards an integrated smart ticketing system for Greater Manchester which works seamlessly across all modes.”