by Heihachi_73 » Tue Dec 03, 2019 12:30 am
It needs to match myki fares in order to be competitive, all it needs are the myki validators and equipment on board just like a bus. Sydney's ferries have been using Opal cards for several years (and prior to that, the Sydney variant of Metcard, although the ticketing system was not unified thus a Sydney Ferries ticket was not usable on buses/trains etc. unlike our system). Make it the same price as (or even cheaper than) V/Line and people would flock to it, otherwise it will be virtually empty aside from transport enthusiasts and old people treating it as a poor man's Spirit of Tasmania cruise.