Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
SmarTrip was the first contactless smart card for transit in the United States [23] when WMATA began selling SmarTrip cards on May 18, 1999. [24] By 2004, 650,000 SmarTrip cards were in circulation. [25]
In 2017, WMATA issued a generic inauguration card with a sleeve bearing Trump’s face. A WMATA spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We have done various special edition inauguration-themed cards ...
Fares and other revenue fund 57.6% of the Metro's daily operations while state and local governments fund the remaining 42.4%. Since the Metro's inception, the federal government has provided grants for 65% of the system's capital costs. [17] Metrorail is unusual among major public transportation systems in having no dedicated source of funding ...
Chennai Metro Smart Card: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) 2015 Kolkata: Kolkata Metro Smart Card: Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation: 2011 Mumbai: Bus Pass Smart Card: BEST (BrihanMumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking) 2007 Mumbai Suburban Railway: Indian Railways: 2007 Mumbai Metro: Mumbai Metro: 2014 Mumbai Monorail: MMRDA: 2014 Hyderabad ...
English: A farecard machine (providing paper cards) for the Washington Metro system in Washington, D.C. The machine also allows customers to add value to SmarTrip cards {reloadable "smart cards"). Date
Several adjustments were made to shift the availability of passes from paper tickets to SmarTrip cards in 2012 and 2013. In May 2014 Metro announced plans to retrofit more than 500 fare vending machines throughout the system to dispense SmarTrip cards, rather than paper fare cards, and eventually eliminate magnetic fare cards entirely. [172]
All Metrobuses have SmarTrip card readers which automatically deduct the correct fare from a rider's SmarTrip card (including transfer credit). Metrobus issued paper transfers until January 4, 2009. Transfers are now currently attainable only through SmarTrip cards. On June 27, 2010, the transfer window was reduced from 3 hours to 2 hours. [8]
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. Like the Washington Metrorail, the Metrobus is operated by WMATA and riders can pay with a SmarTrip Card. Overall, there are 269 bus routes serving 11,129 stops and 2,554 bus shelters across ...