Wollongong-Sydney commuters get a fairly good deal on fares

Glen Humphries
June 7 2019 - 4:00pm
The Opal card fare structure rewards longer distance train travellers with a cheaper per kilometre rate than those making shorter journeys. Picture: Michele Mossop
The Opal card fare structure rewards longer distance train travellers with a cheaper per kilometre rate than those making shorter journeys. Picture: Michele Mossop

A single across-the-board structure for train fares based on kilometres travelled could see a Wollongong-Sydney trip cost as much as $22.

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Glen Humphries

Glen Humphries

Senior journalist

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.

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