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Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for Regional Transportation Authority (Illinois) which replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection systems. Ventra (purportedly Latin for "windy," though the actual Latin word is ventosa ) [ 1 ] launched in August 2013, with a full system transition occurring in July 2014.
Ventra is an electronic fare payment system for the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace that replaced the Chicago Card and the Transit Card automated fare collection system. Ventra (purportedly Latin for "windy," though the actual Latin word is ventosa) [10] launched in August 2013, with a full system transition slated for July 1, 2014.
On June 1, 2014, CTA and Pace stopped accepting these cards as part of a transition to Ventra. [1] The blue Chicago Card was a stored value card. Users added value to the card at CTA vending machines or at select retail locations, and turnstiles or fareboxes deducted value from the card. Users usually registered cards with CTA and could receive ...
Many of Pace's route terminals are located at CTA rail stations and bus terminals and Metra stations. The CTA and Pace have shared a payment system since 2014 called Ventra. Ventra accounts are required to obtain transfers. [6] In 2015, Metra was added to the Ventra app. [7] Pace buses generally have longer routes than CTA buses.
Chicago Card: Chicago Transit Authority, Pace: 2002 (now defunct) Ventra: Chicago Transit Authority, Pace: 2013 Columbia, SC: COMET Card Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority: Columbus, OH: COTA Smartcard Central Ohio Transit Authority: 2021 (October) Connecticut: Go CT Card: Connecticut Transit: 2018 Dallas, TX: GoPass Tap: Dallas Area ...
For the first 28 years of O'Hare station's operations, passengers paid the same fare to enter as they would at any other "L" station. A premium fare was imposed on O'Hare passengers in 2013; first (in January 2013), only passengers buying single-ride tickets had to pay the surcharge; by July of the same year, the surcharge was imposed on most other passengers (those using Ventra or a Ventra ...
The station serves as the southern terminus of the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line. The station was the system's thirteenth busiest in 2021. [2] It has a bus terminal served by CTA, Pace, and Greyhound buses. Over 1 million people used the terminal in 2021. [2]
4 day rail rover (UK, 1994). A transit pass (North American English) or travel card (British English), often referred to as a bus pass or train pass etc. (in all English dialects), [1] [2] is a ticket that allows a passenger of the service to take either a certain number of pre-purchased trips or unlimited trips within a fixed period of time.