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SmarTrip for seniors and the disabled may only be purchased in person from a Metro agent or authorized sales office, and the person must show ID and for a disabled rider, proof of disability (either WMATA Disabled ID or Medicare card) CharmCard for seniors and disabled are only available from the MTA reduced fare office at 6 St. Paul Street in ...
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 ]
Fares (effective 2024) range from $2.25 to $6.75, depending on the distance traveled during weekdays prior to 9:30 PM and $2.25 to $2.50 on weekends or after 9:30 PM on weekdays at the time of tapping in. Discounted fares from 50% to 100% are available for DC school children, [151] SNAP Recipients in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC, [152 ...
Better days are ahead for Metro Transit riders who find themselves fumbling for bills and coins to feed the cashbox or having to buy tickets from a vending machine to pay fares. The transit agency ...
Metrobus is a bus service operated by Metro, consisting of 176 bus lines serving 12,301 stops, including 3,133 bus shelters and nearly every Washington Metro station. In fiscal year 2006, Metrobus provided 131 million trips, 39% of all Washington Metro trips. [14] It serves D.C. and the inner ring of suburban counties.
In the late 1990s, Metro began considering a series of rapid bus, light rail, and streetcar projects throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region as a means of providing intra-city and intra-regional mass transit and to meet the transit needs of the quickly growing population of the area. [10]
A man arrested in Washington, D.C., for boarding a Metrobus without paying the fare was found to be carrying a loaded shotgun, according to the Metro Transit Police Department. The man, identified ...
Magnetic stripe tickets stopped being accepted on March 6, 2016. [80] Metrorail's frequency of service and fares vary depending on the available funding, the particular transit line, and the distance traveled. [81] Metro offers parking for commuters at 44 Metrorail stations. Most lots are on a first-come, first-served basis and fill up quickly ...