Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 7 Day Express Bus Plus MetroCard is the only Unlimited-Ride MetroCard accepted on MTA express buses. The 30-Day AirTrain JFK MetroCard is the only Unlimited-Ride MetroCard accepted on AirTrain JFK. This MetroCard is not valid on any other services. No Unlimited MetroCards are accepted on the BxM4C and PATH trains. [113] [109]
TripPlanner offers users customized subway, bus, and walking directions within all five boroughs of New York City, as well as service alerts and service advisories for planned track work. The service was developed and is maintained by NYC Transit and its outside vendor, Trapeze Group. It is accessed through the MTA website.
On the last day of 2020, New York City’s Metro Transit Authority announced that it has finished its roll out of contactless payment systems. With the addition of a final stop in Brooklyn, every ...
Newer subway stations have restrooms, including 34th Street–Hudson Yards on the IRT Flushing Line [59] and three Second Avenue Subway stations. [60] In the 2010s, the MTA planned to "overhaul" and reopen previously-closed restrooms. [61] All of the system's restrooms were closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. [62]
[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.
At the base bus and subway fare of $2.75, that’s about 180 million acts of fare evasion a year cutting into the MTA’s budget, which faces a $2.5 billion deficit come 2024.
MTA New York City Bus operates seven of the express routes in Brooklyn and Queens, which are prefixed with the letter X, as well as all express routes in Staten Island, which are prefixed with the letters SIM. The unidirectional fare, payable with MetroCard or OMNY, a contactless payment system, is $7. Discount fare media is available. Except ...