Free public transport for Christmas and New Year’s Eve -- MELBOURNE

[ozbob]

Free public transport for Christmas and New Year's Eve

Passengers can travel free on Victoria's public transport network on Christmas Day (25 December) and New Year's Eve (31 December 2010).

New Year's Eve travel is free from 6pm until the first normal scheduled service on New Year's Day (1 January 2011).

Trains, trams and NightRider buses will run all night to get you home.

On V/Line, there will be free travel on services that arrive in Melbourne after 6pm on New Year's Eve, and free travel on the first service departing on each line on New Year's Day.

On free travel days metropolitan ticket barriers will be open at all stations for you, so there's no need to validate your Metcard or touch on or off your myki.

Metropolitan passengers and regional town bus passengers who accidentally buy or validate tickets, or touch on your myki are not entitled to a refund. V/Line passengers who accidentally buy tickets can apply for a refund. See vline.com.au (link opens in a new window) for refund information. Weekly or monthly tickets will not be extended.

For public transport information about other days during this period, see Public transport over the festive season

http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/news/news-promotions/free-public-transport-for-christmas-and-new-year-s-eve

[ozbob]

Little gestures like this help keep the public on side.  Heaven knows the battles many have had this year, a little bit of generosity as they do in Melbourne returns dividends, and in some cases introduces and re-introduces citizens to public transport. If nothing else the cost is at least largely returned in the reduction of road trauma and fuel savings.

[#Metro]

This is one of the times I would support free public transport.
Less alcohol related car crashes, much safer, no congestion.

There is a story behind how Melbourne got PT services all night: