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School Rail Passes

QR Citytrain offers secondary and primary school students specially discounted tickets for travel to and from school for a semester or year.

To take advantage of the discounted fare, collect an application form from your nearest attended Citytrain station. Take the completed form to your nearest attended Citytrain station or fax it to 07 3235 1124. Be sure to indicate your ticket type (single or return) and the duration of the ticket (year or semester).

All passengers are required to always be in possession of a valid ticket for their journey prior to boarding a train, unless, the departure station is unattended and the Ticket Vending Machine is inoperable.

» Passes available

» Fares

» Payment

» Lost or stolen tickets

» Safety Net Government Assistance

» Conditions for school travel

Passes available

One way rail travel
Primary and secondary students who travel one way (either to or from school), pay half the price of the yearly or semester pass.

Yearly tickets
Applicants need only to complete one application form prior to the beginning of each school year. Yearly pass is for the full school year.

Semester tickets
If a semester pass is required, please tick semester 1 and/or semester 2.

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School Rail Pass Application Form [2.10 Mb]

Fares

Fares are calculated according to the school student's year level at their attended school. You pay only for the duration of the school semester. To enquire as to the cost of the particular pass type you are seeking, please phone 07-3235 2810 for more details.

Payment

Payment can be made by credit card (at selected stations), cheque or cash at the station nominated on the application form. Correspondence advising that the pass is available for collection will be sent to your current address.

Credit card
If paying by credit card, complete the credit card section at the bottom of the application form and sign. Payment will be processed on receipt of application. Passes will be forwarded to the address nominated on the application form.

If any credit card details change throughout the year, please notify the School Rail Pass Unit on +61 7 3235 2810 or fax +61 7 3235 1124.

Lost or stolen tickets

If a School Rail Pass is lost or stolen, go to your local Citytrain station and complete a declaration form. An interim weekly pass will be issued (on the first occasion only) while a replacement is being produced. A fee of $12.30 applies.

Safety Net Government Assistance

School students may be eligible for rail travel assistance under the Government Safety Net Scheme. To be eligible a student must be listed on a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink or a Department of Veteran Affairs Pension Concession Card.

For more information on Government Assistance contact the Queensland Transport Help line on +61 7 3862 9399. Government Assistance tickets are valid for the full semester. Application forms are available at QR Citytrain stations. Queensland Transport are responsible for the approval of these applications.

Conditions for school travel

All school concession tickets are available for use to and from school or on official school events (at the attending school only).
Students must be wearing school uniforms / sports uniforms (where applicable) or produce approved ID.
Students who break their journey will be required to purchase a ticket at the applicable fare on returning to the station for any further journey.
Students transferring to another train in the course of their journey may do so provided they do not leave the railway premises.
Students travelling past their attending school must pay the applicable fare.
Students must not occupy seats while adults are standing and no other seats are available.
School bags should be placed clear of the doors and aisles.
School season passes are refundable (conditions apply).
School season passes are non transferable.

NB: Break of journey is defined as leaving the railway premises at an intermediate station and returning to catch another train.

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» Learn about access Citytrain trains and stations for persons with a disability
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