The train service in Melbourne is a very good one. There are 15 train lines in Melbourne. There are more than 200 train stations and nearly half a million people use trains to travel. Trains are air conditioned and they are clean. People are not allowed to smoke when they are standing on platforms or when they are on trains. If someone smokes on a train, he or she will be fined. People are not allowed to drink alcohol when they travel by train in Melbourne.
Buying a train ticket in Melbourne is easy. You can buy a ticket from a machine before you get on the train. You need to have some coins or banknotes to buy the ticket you want. These machines do not accept banknotes more than $20. A good way to buy a ticket is to get a Myki ticket. It looks like a credit card and you can keep it in your wallet. You can check how much money you have on your Myki card online. If you don’t have enough money on your card, you can top it up. When you have enough money on your card, you will be able to buy any ticket you want.
There are different tickets you can choose from. If you have a healthcare card, you can buy a concession ticket. Concession tickets are cheap to buy. People who have low incomes can buy concession tickets. Also children under 16 years of age can travel on a train using a concession ticket. They don’t need to show their healthcare cards. If you don’t have a healthcare card and you buy a concession ticket, you can get a fine. Also if you don’t have a ticket and you travel by train, you can get a fine. These fines are very high. You’d better buy the correct ticket when you travel.
You can buy a two-hour, a daily, a monthly or a yearly ticket and use it travel by train, tram or a bus. Make sure you select the right zone. There are two zones in Melbourne – zone one and zone two. You can buy a zone-one ticket but you cannot use it to travel in zone two.
Travelling by train is a good choice if you work in the city because it is not easy to park your car there. Trains are crowded during rush hours. This is the time when the streets, the trains, trams and buses are busy because many people are going to or coming back from work.
When people travel on trains, they sit down or stand up if the train is crowded. Some people like to read newspapers. Others like to listen to music on their MP3 players. Still others use their computers. Late at night, you may see people who are drunk using trains. There is a very small number of those people that you can see.
When you see a train coming, you need to stand behind the yellow line on the platform. This is very important because we need you to be safe at all time. You are not allowed to ride your bike or scooter on the platform. If you do so, you can pay a fine. You can take your bike with you when you travel by train. It will be hard to take your bike with you on a train during rush hours. Also you need to give other people who travel by train a chance to get off before you get on. Do not try to push other people when you take public transport. When you buy a ticket from a bus driver, don’t give him a $20 or a $50 note because most of the time, the driver does not have enough money to give you change.
You can buy a special ticket to travel by public transport on weekends. This ticket is cheap to buy. You can NOT use the weekend ticket to travel by public transport during week days. Remember that you always need to buy the correct ticket before you travel.
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The train service in Melbourne is a …………… good one. There are 15 train lines in Melbourne. There are more than 200 train stations and nearly half a million people use ………………. to travel. Trains are air conditioned and they are clean. People …………….. not allowed to smoke when they are standing on platforms or …………….. they are on trains. If someone smokes on a train, he or she ……………… be fined. People are not allowed to drink ………………….. when they travel by train in Melbourne.
Buying a train …………… in Melbourne is easy. You can buy a ticket from a ………………… before you get on the train. You need to have ………………. coins or banknotes to buy the ticket you want. These machines do not accept banknotes more than $20. A good way to buy a ………………… is to get a Myki ticket. It looks like a credit card and you can ……………….. it in your wallet. You can check how much money you have on your Myki card online. If you don’t have enough money ……………. your card, you can top it up. When you have enough money on your card, you will be ………………… to buy any ticket you want.
There are different tickets you ………………… choose from. If you have a healthcare card, you can buy a concession ticket. Concession tickets are cheap to buy. People ……………….. have low incomes can buy concession tickets. Also children under 16 …………………… of age can travel on a train using a concession ticket. They don’t need to show ……………….. healthcare cards. If you don’t have a healthcare card and you buy a concession ticket, you can get a fine. Also if ………………… don’t have a ticket and you travel by train, you can get a fine. These fines are very high. You’d better buy ……………….. correct ticket when you travel.
You can buy a two-hour, a daily, a monthly or a ……………………… ticket and use it travel by train, tram or a bus. Make sure you select the right zone. There …………………….. two zones in Melbourne – zone one and zone two. You can buy a zone-one ticket but ……………… cannot use it to travel in zone two.
Travelling by train is a good choice if …………………. work in the city because it is not easy to park your car there. Trains …………………. crowded during rush hours. This is the ………………… when the streets, the trains, trams and buses are busy because many people are going to or ………………….. back from work.
When people travel on ………………………., they sit down or stand up if the train is crowded. Some people like to read newspapers. Others like to listen to ………………. on their MP3 players. Still others use their computers. Late at night, you may see people who are drunk ………………. trains. There is a very small number of those people that you …………………. see.
When you see a train coming, you ……………… to stand behind the yellow line on the platform. This is very important because we need you to be safe at all time. You ………………… not allowed to ride your bike or scooter on the platform. If you do so, …………………. can pay a fine. You can take your bike with you when you travel by train. It will be hard to take your bike with you on a ……………….. during rush hours. Also you need to give other people who ………………….. by train a chance to get off before you get on. Do not try to push other people when you take public transport. When ………………. buy a ticket from a bus driver, don’t give him a $20 or a $50 note because ………………….. of the time, the driver does not have enough money to ………………… you change.
You can buy a special ……………. to travel by public transport on weekends. This ……………….. is cheap to buy. You can NOT use the weekend ticket to travel ………………… public transport during week days. Remember ………………….. you always need to buy the correct ticket ……………….. you travel.
