The suspension of Subway services on Monday saw the integration of Glasgow's transport system 'for one afternoon'
Fresh calls have been made for a Glasgow-wide transport smartcard after the city’s transport system integrated “for one afternoon” due to the suspension of subway services.
However, at around 8:50am, services on both circles were once again suspended before being reinstated an hour later, before services were once again suspended just prior to midday, and remained suspended for the remainder of Monday.Glasgow Subway then advised travellers via Twitter that valid Subway tickets and smartcards were being accepted by ScotRail for travel between Partick and the city centre and on First Bus services while both Subway circles were suspended.
So, for 1 afternoon only, Glasgow has integrated public transport — and it’s because the subway is broken. Travellers can purchase a ZoneCard, a flexible season ticket for unlimited travel by ScotRail, Subway, most bus services and some ferries in the Strathclyde region. However, unlike London’s Oyster card, the ZoneCard is not an integrated “smart” ticketing system, and doesn’t cover each and every service in the city.Gavin Thomson, transport campaigner at Friends of the Earth Scotland, said: “We urgently need to move as many journeys as possible from cars to sustainable transport.
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