Travel card
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A travel card is a ticket usable on more than one journey, route or mode of public transport within a specific area using bulk or discounted payment; some systems only cover travel by disabled or elderly people. Their validity is generally for a fixed period from the time of issue, such as to the end of the day or for longer periods up to one year.
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- United Kingdom
Travel card schemes for general public use are currently operated in the United Kingdom in a number of areas including:
- Greater London (Travelcard and Oyster Card [1])
- Cheshire (Chester Travelcard)
- West Midlands (Centrocard)
- South Hampshire (Solent Travelcard)
- Sussex (Downlander)
- Strathclyde (ZoneCard)
- Greater Manchester (System One Travelcards)
Travel card schemes are often supplemented or replaced by stored value cards.
- Spain
In Spain a travel card is used in the city of Bilbao, it's called Creditrans.
- Sweden
In Stockholm, a travel card is used for the municipal railway systems.
