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Free Travel to all Senior Citizens!

Free Travel is available to all Senior Citizens who are 65 years of age or over and who are resident in Northern Ireland. With a Senior SmartPass you can travel anywhere in Northern Ireland on any Translink bus or rail service completely free of charge. You can also enjoy free cross border travel.

SmartPasses are only valid for five years and those issued at the outset in 2002 will begin to expire this year. Please check the expiry date on the front of your SmartPass to determine when it will expire as it cannot be used to obtain free travel after this date.

Approximately three months before each SmartPass expires the Department for Regional Development will write to pass holders explaining how to get a new pass. A dedicated user helpline has also been set up on 0845 600 0049 for those seeking further information.
How to apply for your Senior SmartPass.

Application Form

• If you are 65 years of age or approaching it, you can obtain an application form from any main bus or rail station.
• Simply complete the form and take it in person to your local bus or rail station with a recent colour passport-sized photograph, proof of age and proof of residency.
• Your details will then be processed and your new pass will be posted to you directly before your 65th birthday.

The following documentation only can be used to verify your proof of age and residency in NI:

Proof of Age

• Birth Certificate*
• Pension Book **
• Driving Licence
• Passport

*   Married women must also produce their marriage certificate to confirm a change of surname
** Female applicants must produce another of the stated documents to confirm they are over 65.

Proof of Residency

• Pension Book
• Recent Rent Book
• Recent utilities bill eg. gas or electric
• Recent bank/building society statement
• Drivers Licence

These documents must all bear your permanent address in N Ireland. Don’t worry, Translink staff will be on hand to help you.

Apply NOW

• Apply NOW for your Senior SmartPass to keep you on the move with Translink.
• For all details contact your local bus or rail station, Telephone 028 90 66 66 30  Textphone 028 90 38 75 05.
• All Senior Citizens are required to state their destination stop to the driver, even though they are travelling free on presentation of their concession pass/Senior SmartPass, to obtain the correct ticket.

Please note your application may take 6 - 8 weeks to process.

Department for Regional Development:
Sponsors of the Northern Ireland Concessionary Fares Scheme

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