Smart way to pay by phone

A Metrolink tram

PASSENGERS travelling by Metrolink can now get their tickets on their mobile phone.

An easy-to-use mobile ticketing app enables customers with Apple or Android smartphones to buy a range of Metrolink travelcards anywhere and anytime before they board the tram — meaning they won’t have to queue at a ticket machine.

Once purchased, the travelcard is then stored on the customer’s phone and they simply show it when asked, just as they would a printed ticket.

The “get me there” app is free to download from the Apple and Android app stores — search for “get me there” — and allows purchases to be made with Apple Pay as well as credit and debit cards. It also has built-in security features to prevent it being used fraudulently.

Initially, the app will offer travelcards for one day, a weekend or seven days’ travel on Metrolink and its introduction marks a further step on the roll-out of “get me there”.

Councillor Andrew Fender, chair of the TfGM Committee, said: “We want to make it easier for anyone who needs to travel in Greater Manchester, whether that be for work, pleasure, health or education and rolling out smart, easy-to-use technology is key to that.

“For more than 12 months now ‘get me there’ has been available on Metrolink for our 500,000 concessionary travel pass holders. The new get me there mobile ticketing app will extend smarter travel options to anyone with an Android or Apple smartphone.

“It’s a significant step forward on a journey towards an integrated smart ticketing system for Greater Manchester which works seamlessly across all modes.”