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Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 30
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Breeze Card, CharlieCard, Chicago Card, Clipper card, Compass Card, Easy Card, Freedom Card, Go-To card, MetroCard (New York City), ORCA card, SmartLink (smart card), SmarTrip, Transit Access Pass. Excerpt: The MetroCard is the payment method for the New York City Subway rapid transit system; New York City Transit buses, including routes operated by Atlantic Express under contract to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); MTA Bus, and Nassau Inter-County Express systems; the PATH subway system; the Roosevelt Island Tram; AirTrain JFK; and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System. It is a thin, plastic card on which the customer electronically loads fares. It was introduced to enhance the technology of the transit system and eliminate the burden of carrying and collecting tokens. The MTA discontinued the use of tokens in the subway on May 3, 2003, and on buses on December 31, 2003. The MetroCard is managed by a division of the MTA known as MetroCard Operations and manufactured by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. NYCT introduced an AFC system, known as MetroCard, beginning in 1993. Initially piloted at Whitehall and Wall Street stations in Lower Manhattan, the MetroCard project introduced a paradigm shift to revenue processing and accounting, all the way from station booths to the Money Room. Replacing mechanical turnstiles that accepted transit tokens ('good for one fare') vended from booths, a new generation of "smart" turnstiles designed to use electronic fare media and discourage fare evasion were installed. The turnstiles and supporting computer systems, designed by Cubic Transportation Systems, featured many innovations. Credit-card sized magnetic farecards (MetroCard) are sold at self-service MetroCard Vending Machines (MVMs). Passengers are required to swipe their MetroCard to enter to the...