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York Passengers set to benefit from Smarter Travel

Passengers in York are set to benefit from faster and more convenient travel thanks to the hard work of Castleford-based kiosk manufacturers Cammax and City of York Council (CYC).

City of York Council and Cammax have worked together to deploy Smart Outdoor Card Dispensing Kiosks for all six Park and Ride sites throughout York and now York City centre.

All of the kiosks are able to dispense and sell ‘All York’ tickets including Day, Weekly, Monthly, Annual Tickets as well as all the required Park and Ride Tickets. Passengers can also use the machines to pay for their journeys or check what is already on their card. ‘Park & Ride’, First York, Transdev, Cityzap and Coastliner tickets will be available for purchase alongside ‘All York’ tickets which are valid on all operators’ buses within the City of York area.

Smartcards are reusable plastic cards which can be used on public transport in the city. The installation of these kiosks has meant more public transport users have access to 24 hour payment facilities, making smartcards more user-friendly.


The kiosks are set to carry out thousands of transactions over the coming months, reducing the number of fares paid in cash. This move towards cashless has made bus services more efficient as users do not need to queue for a ticket once on the bus.

‘York by bus’ kiosks are located at:

  • All six York Park & Ride sites
  • Piccadilly
  • Rougier Street
  • Exhibition Square
  • Opposite York Station
  • Stonebow

Cllr Ian Gillies, Executive Member for Transport and Planning, said: “The introduction of the ‘York by bus’ smartcard will allow passengers to simply tap and go when they board the bus. We hope that this will make bus travel even more attractive and further boost bus passenger numbers.”