Last minute demand for Opal cards as paper train tickets come to an end

By James Robertson
Updated July 31 2016 - 9:19pm, first published July 30 2016 - 4:28pm
There has been a last-minute surge in uptake of Opal tickets ahead of Monday. Photo: James Alcock
There has been a last-minute surge in uptake of Opal tickets ahead of Monday. Photo: James Alcock

Sunday is the final day that paper tickets can be used across Sydney's public transit network, which will complete its switch to the Opal card system from Monday.