Paper ticket sales now available on Leeto La Polokwane buses
Although tickets will be sold on the buses, passengers are advised to purchase paper tickets beforehand to avoid delays during boarding.
POLOKWANE – Passengers using the Leeto La Polokwane bus service will now be able to purchase paper tickets on buses from today (June 1).
Assistant Manager Industry Transition Malesela Maubane said this is an interim measure on its Phase 1A bus operations that commenced on October 27, 2021.
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“The National Department of Transport (NDoT) guidelines prescribe the Account-Based Ticketing (ABT) system as a fare collection method to be used for Integrated Public Transport Networks (IPTNs) bus operations. The Department has however granted Polokwane Municipality permission to utilise paper ticketing as an interim measure,” he said.
As one of the ways towards increasing ticket accessibility, the City will commence with sales of paper tickets on buses from June 1 as logistics around implementation of the ABT system in collaboration with the South African Roads Agency Limited unfold.
“Although tickets will be sold on the buses, we advise passengers to purchase paper tickets beforehand to avoid delays during boarding,” Maubane added.
Leeto La Polokwane Phase 1A bus operations cover the following routes: F1 (Flora Park), F4B (Nirvana), TE4 (Madiba Park/Zone 1), and TE5B (Zone 2).
Passengers can still buy their paper tickets using cash or debit cards at the following Municipal Offices on Monday to Friday, 08:00-15:00:
• Civic Centre, Rates Hall (corner Landros Mare and Bodenstein Streets);
• Seshego Zone 1 Offices, (next to the Clinic);
• Seshego Zone 3 Offices, next to Kings Complex; and
• Kiosks located at Church Street Terminus Stop 509 (corner Church and Thabo Mbeki Streets), Library Gardens (Hans Van Rensburg Street, Savannah Mall (opposite McDonald, Thabo Mbeki Street) and Seshego Circle Mall.
Fares are as follows:
• Seshego to CBD: R10 for a single trip; R20 for a return trip and R100 for a multi-journey ticket with 10 trips.
• Flora Park and Nirvana to CBD, R6 for a single trip, R12 for a return trip and R60 for a multi-journey trip.
“There are currently 54 bus stops on Phase 1A routes, and the City of Polokwane will soon install additional stops as it increases convenience.”
Leeto La Polokwane operates a scheduled service, with buses running every 30-minutes during peak and off-peak. Weekday (Monday-Friday) operations start at 05:00-19:00, while on Saturdays, the service operates from 07:00-16:00 and, 08:00-14:00 on Sundays and public holidays.
