Great Southern Rail
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Concessions
Concession Savings on Australia's Great Train Journeys
Great Southern Rail offers fantastic fares to Australian Concession card holders on The Ghan, Indian Pacific and The Overland.
Australian pension and concession card holders can now save up to 55% off the standard adult fare in Red Service Daynighter Seats and up to 32% off the standard adult Gold Service fare.
Concessions are valid for holders of Australian Pension Concession Cards (PCC) or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veteran Affairs.
Please read the following sections below:
You can also register your interest by registering for the Great Southern Rail Concessions Brochure by clicking here.
GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL SENIORS CONCESSION CARD
New Federal Government funding arrangements for Australian State or Territory Seniors Card holders who are not eligible to receive Pension or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card entitlements, now allow Great Southern Rail to extend concession savings for Seniors to as much as 25%* off the standard adult fare when travelling on The Ghan, Indian Pacific or The Overland.
Please note that the new 25%* saving cannot be directly applied by using existing State r Territory Seniors Card. The new concession arrangements with Great Southern Rail require Seniors Card holders to pre-register to obtain a unique Great Southern Rail Seniors Concession Travel Card before the concession can be granted.
To register for a Great Southern Rail Seniors Concession Travel Card please click here.
If these validation requirements are not met, Great Southern Rail cannot issue the travel card and therefore the saving of 25%* off the standard adult fare will not be given.
PENSION VOUCHERS
Pensioner and Concession Entitlements Requirements
Proof of Pension Concession or Commonwealth Seniors Health Card number must be provided at the time of booking and must be valid at the time of travel.
To receive Concession travel fares, Great Southern Rail is required to confirm your eligibility electronically with Centrelink. If you do not wish this to happen you will need to contact Centrelink to obtain a Concession Letter as proof of your eligibility for concession and provide this directly to Great Southern Rail before the concession can be given.
In the case of booking online if you do not choose to enter your details you will be required to book as an adult and your concession fare granted after confirmation upon provision of your proof of eligibility.
^NSW PENSION FREE TRAVEL VOUCHER ENTITLEMENTS.
New South Wales residents that are in receipt of a Government Pension from either Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs are eligible for free† travel in a Red Daynighter Seat to the border (Broken Hill) upon surrender of vouchers. This can be taken as two one way trips or one return trip. Printed vouchers not provided in New South Wales (electronic verification).
^SA PENSION FREE TRAVEL VOUCHER ENTITLEMENTS.
South Australian residents that are in receipt of a Government Pension from either Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs are eligible for free† travel in a Red Daynighter Seat to the border (Broken Hill or Port Augusta) or Red Standard Seat (Bordertown) upon surrender of vouchers. This can be taken as two one way trips or one return trip.
^VIC PENSION FREE TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS.
Victorian residents that are in receipt of a Government Pension from either Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs are eligible for free† travel in a Red Standard Seat to the border (Bordertown) upon surrender of vouchers. This can be taken as two one way trips or one return trip.
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