Overview
- Transport for NSW says credit and debit taps are failing at some rail station gates after the malfunction broadened overnight.
- The issue began Friday with top-up and ticket machines and has since spread to card readers used for tapping on and off.
- Opal cards continue to work at gates, and balances already loaded on cards are unaffected.
- Stations are leaving gates open or providing staff assistance, and default fares will be corrected automatically once systems recover.
- The disruption is confined to rail, which sees more than 450,000 weekend trips, and customers can still top up via the Opal app, website or retailers.