<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Over 2.2 million Australians are set to ride free on train and metro services across Sydney as the government enacts a "fee-free" period following months of industrial action.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While the free travel does not extend to buses, ferries, or the light rail, people will be able to benefit from free trips across Sydney Trains, NSW TrainLink, Airport Link, and Sydney Metro services.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Opal gates will remain permanently open or turned off from 12:01am Thursday, 31 July to 6am on Saturday, 2 August.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-earthquake-live-updates-kamchatka-peninsula-tsunami-alert-japan-latest-news-headlines/06999eb8-3572-4bc1-881c-d5194c39153b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Fukushima nuclear plant evacuated after 'strongest in decades' quake</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This means there will be no limit on the number of trips people can take and people will not need to tap their Opal cards at any point of their trip.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minister for Transport John Graham urges people to make the most of the free travel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The gates will be open on Thursday and Friday, and we are inviting people to get out and about on the rail system wherever they are, including a free trip home if they happen to get a train after midnight on Friday," he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/millions-of-commuters-to-get-free-travel/6202a8b7-754d-41af-8e58-e5bf795faebc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fare-free travel period is an acknowledgement of the disruptions that occurred after months of industrial action.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 48 hours of free travel have been deliberately scheduled for after the school holidays to maximise the number of people who can utilise the free travel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/Z8tJCf"><strong><span>Sign up here</span></strong></a><strong><span> to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.</span></strong></div></div>