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Fare media. MetroCard is accepted on MTA Regional buses, the New York City Subway, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, the Staten Island Railway, PATH, Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, Nassau Inter-County Express, and Bee-Line Bus. Local MTA bus routes and NICE and Bee-Line buses also accept coins (though pennies and half-dollars are not ...
MetroCARD (stylised as metroCARD) is a contactless smartcard ticketing system for public transport services in the Adelaide city and suburbs in South Australia. The system is managed by Adelaide Metro and is usable on their bus, train and tram services.
NEW YORK CITY — The MetroCard's sleek tap-to-pay replacement can now be purchased in a select handful of subway stations, MTA officials said. The first OMNY Card vending machines will...
Unlimited-ride MetroCards are available for 7-day and 30-day periods. One-day "Fun Pass" and 14-day cards were also introduced but have since been discontinued. In April 2016, MTA solicited proposals for a contactless "New Fare Payment System" to replace the MetroCard by 2022.
The MTA also says its own contactless transit card will be available starting in 2021. How Much Does It Cost? Rides bought through OMNY will cost $2.75 apiece, just like with the MetroCard.
Lost your MetroCard? Getting a refund may become easier as the MTA launched a new online claim form on it’s eFix web site, the New York Post reported. Claims are accepted for 30-day unlimited...
May 21, 2024 at 7:38 AM. NEW YORK CITY - The MTA held a meeting on Monday regarding the rollout of OMNY, the new payment system for the NYC transit agency that will eventually replace MetroCards ...
A new commemorative MetroCard will honor legendary Brooklyn rapper Notorious B.I.G. on what would have been his birthday on May 21, MTA officials announced. Only 50,000 of those cards will be...
In 1993, MTA started testing the MetroCard, a magnetic stripe card that would replace the tokens used to pay fares. By 1997, the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCard, and tokens were no longer accepted for fare payment in 2003. A different fare payment system is used on the LIRR and Metro-North.
MTA officials plan to replace the MetroCard with OMNY in 2023. The system allows straphangers to use their smartphone, smart watch or contactless bank card to tap out a single-ride fare.