OPAL card top-up stations are now available in Charlestown, after months of waiting by local residents.
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Terry White Chemist (inside Charlestown Square) and BP and Metro Petroleum service stations have been fitted with machines for the electronic transport ticketing system.
Their delivery came four months after the state government declared the Opal card rollout complete and more than two years after the Opal card trial started.
It's welcome news for Gateshead resident Isabelle Dousha.
Until now, the 75-year-old retiree's only option was to top-up her Opal card online.
"Older people don't always like buying things online so it's important pensioners have somewhere local to get their Opal cards," Ms Dousha said.
"I tried to raise this issue with the Transport Minister [Gladys Berejiklian] several times, but she brushed me off so I thought we'd been forgotten again."
Charlestown state MP Jodie Harrison said some local retailers were still waiting for their Opal Card equipment.