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All MetroCard turnstiles were installed by May 14, 1997, when the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCard. [116] On September 28, 1995, buses on Staten Island started accepting MetroCard, and by the end of 1995, MetroCard was accepted on all New York City Transit buses. [116] Before 1997, the MetroCard design was blue with yellow lettering.
The standard Easy Card is a stored-value smart card, which can be loaded with up to $150 of value. Monthly passes for Tri-Rail and Miami-Dade Transit services can also be loaded to the Easy Card. Registered Easy Cards are eligible for balance protection, which replaces the value of the card if it is lost or stolen. [2]
Pre-loaded SmartLink cards with 10 trips are available at all stations for $31.00 (10 trips at $2.60 each, plus a $5.00 card fee). However, MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs) at all PATH stations are able to refill the SmartLink cards to a monetary amount equal to 1, 2, 4, 10, 20 and 40 trips as well as the daily or 30 day unlimited passes.
Brantford Transit: December 2007 British Columbia: Umo: BC Transit: 23 August 2023 [6] Edmonton Metropolitan Region: Arc card: Beaumont Transit, Edmonton Transit Service, Fort Sask Transit, Leduc Transit, St. Albert Transit, Strathcona County Transit, and Spruce Grove Transit Summer 2021 (pilot) [7] 2022 (full rollout) [7] Gatineau
The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, the TA, [2] or simply Transit, [3] and branded as MTA New York City Transit) is a public-benefit corporation in the U.S. state of New York that operates public transportation in New York City.
Supports multiple cities in Southern Ontario, used by the majority of transit operators in the Greater Toronto, Hamilton & Ottawa Area New York: MetroCard: A magnetic stripe system in the largest transit system in the USA Chicago: Ventra: The largest automated fare collection contract ever placed in North America. [14] San Francisco Bay Area ...
[123] [124] In 1993, MTA started testing the MetroCard, a magnetic stripe card that would replace the tokens used to pay fares. [125] By 1997, the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCard, [126] and tokens were no longer accepted for fare payment in 2003. [123] [124] A different fare payment system is used on the LIRR and Metro-North.
Transfers to non-MetroCard buses are with coins only. Transfers to the New York City Subway, or New York City Bus or MTA Bus express service, are available with MetroCard only (express buses require additional fare). Transfers from Suffolk Transit, Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) or Long Beach Bus require payment of a $0.25 fare.