Lagos State BRT Buses Set To Operate Using E-ticket

Culled from www.nationalmirroronline.net; 

Lagos State government the day before yesterday, made history with the launching of the first electronic ticket for commuters using the Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, in the state metropolis. 

With the e-ticket, passengers can pay as 
low as N20 depending on the distance of 
their journey as the machine would only 
debit the credit load based on its usage. 


The e-ticket, our sources learnt, would also serve passengers of the ferry services operated by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority 
(LAMATA) and the proposed lite-rail 
service currently under construction. 

Commissioning the eticketing at the 
CMS Bus Stop in Lagos yesterday, the 
state Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke 
Orelope-Adefulire, described the initiative as the newest way of alleviating poverty among the residents 
of the state. 
He said the innovation was also another 
clear demonstration of the all-inclusive 
nature of the administration of Mr. Babatunde Fashola in the state. 

Orelope-Adefulire, who said the e-ticketing would solve some of the problems associated with the old ticketing system of the BRT buses, saying that government is determined 
to continuously improve on the transportation system of the state. 
She said: "It is part of the integrated 
model transportation we are doing in 
Lagos. With this, we have made the 
transportation system more friendly and 
efficient for the people of Lagos State. 

Commuters will save a lot of money 
using this card because they don't have 
to pay for the charges of the entire route 
destination. They will be charged based 
on where they alight from the bus."