MetroCard
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The MetroCard is a discontinued magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It was a payment method for the New York City Subway (including the Staten Island Railway), New York City Transit buses, and MTA buses. Several partner agencies also accepted the MetroCard: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE Bus), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System.
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- History and fares
- Retirement
- OMNY
- Attributes
- Card types
- SingleRide Ticket
- Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard
- EasyPayXPress MetroCard
- AirTrain JFK Discount MetroCard
- Unlimited MetroCard
- Student MetroCard
- Disabled/Senior Citizen Reduced-Fare MetroCard
- Fair Fares MetroCard
- Emergency services
- Fares
- MetroCard Bus Transfer
- Purchase options
- Subway station booths
- MetroCard vending machines
- MetroCard bus and van
- Neighborhood MetroCard merchants
- Commuter railroad ticket vending machines
- <span class="anchor" id="Fraud and scams"></span> Unauthorized resale and scams
- Limited editions
- Back side designs
- Front side designs
- Notes
- References
- External links
The MetroCard is a discontinued magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It was a payment method for the New York City Subway (including the Staten Island Railway), New York City Transit buses, and MTA buses. Several partner agencies also accepted the MetroCard: Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE Bus), the PATH train system, the Roosevelt Island Tramway, AirTrain JFK, and Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus System.
The MetroCard was introduced in 1994 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.