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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.
MYmta allows paratransit users to request services through Access-A-Ride, the MTA's paratransit offering. [8] In addition, the app reports statuses and outages of elevators and escalators in accessible stations, [9] extending the functionality also performed by the similarly named My MTA Alerts service into application form.
A reduced fare program refers to special programs providing particular passengers with a discounted fare option for travel on a public transport system. In the United States, public transportation systems that receive federal funding are required to offer, at minimum, half fares to the elderly and handicapped persons during off peak travel. [1]
Not included below are buses and vans not open to the general public (Access-A-Ride vans, taxicabs, and employee shuttle buses), retired buses, or demonstration buses. This list also does not include buses formerly operated by MTA Long Island Bus (now Nassau Inter-County Express ) that are now operated under contract to Nassau County by Transdev .
[167] [168] With the addition of unlimited-ride MetroCards in 1998, the New York City Transit system was the last major transit system in the United States with the exception of BART in San Francisco to introduce passes for unlimited bus and rapid transit travel. [169] Unlimited-ride MetroCards are available for 7-day and 30-day periods. [170]
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.
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[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.