Dundee bus companies ready to introduce multi-operator ticket

Dundee commuters will soon be able to use one ticket on all three of the city’s bus operators, it has been revealed.

Xplore Dundee, Stagecoach and Moffat & Williamson, alongside Dundee City Council, have come together for a multi-operator ticket, simplifying travel for people in Dundee and the surrounding area.

The new ABC (Any Bus Company) tickets will be available from September 12.

These will give access to all operators and all routes, within Dundee and immediate surrounding area.

Details of ticket prices and maps of the ticket zone will be made available to the public within the next month.

Andrew Jarvis, managing director of Stagecoach East Scotland said: “The new multi-operator smart ticketing scheme for Dundee is an exciting project which complements our existing range of tickets available to buy and load onto StagecoachSmart cards.

“We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Transport Scotland, Dundee City Council and other operators on the initiative and look forward to creating new travel choices and greater flexibility for bus passengers.”

Councillor Fraser Macpherson welcomed the move but said more could be done to boost public transport services in the area.

“It is a great step forward in terms of people being able to effectively have a weekly pass that people can use between different operators.

“In the long term what many of us would like to see is the idea of what I would call the equivalent of an Oyster card.

“The Scottish Government is looking at the idea of different modes of travel.”