MetroCard
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MetroCard is a magnetic stripe payment card formerly used as the primary method for paying fares on New York City’s public transit system, including subways and buses.
Observed surface forms (14)
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contact-type smart card
ⓘ
fare card ⓘ magnetic stripe card ⓘ public transport ticketing system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
AirTrain JFK
ⓘ
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
surface form:
MTA Regional Bus Operations
New York City Subway ⓘ PATH ⓘ Roosevelt Island Tramway ⓘ Staten Island Railway ⓘ |
| canBeUsedOn |
AirTrain JFK
ⓘ
surface form:
AirTrain JFK people mover
PATH trains between New York and New Jersey ⓘ Roosevelt Island Tramway ⓘ local buses in New York City ⓘ select express buses in New York City ⓘ |
| color | yellow ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| expirationPolicy | cards expire after printed date ⓘ |
| farePolicy | value remains on card until used or expired ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
distance-insensitive flat fare on NYC Subway
ⓘ
time-based unlimited rides for certain products ⓘ |
| feature |
black magnetic stripe on back
ⓘ
encoded fare value ⓘ printed expiration date ⓘ swipe-based fare collection ⓘ |
| hasType |
MetroCard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
30-Day Unlimited MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
7-Day Unlimited MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
EasyPayXpress MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pay-Per-Ride MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Reduced-Fare MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Senior MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
SingleRide MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Student MetroCard
MetroCard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Unlimited Ride MetroCard
|
| introduced | 1993 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| material | plastic ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
surface form:
MTA Bus Company
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ
surface form:
MTA New York City Transit
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ Staten Island Railway ⓘ |
| owner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| phasedOutInFavorOf | OMNY ⓘ |
| phaseOutStart | 2019 ⓘ |
| plannedRetirement | mid-2020s ⓘ |
| region | New York City ⓘ |
| replaced | subway tokens in New York City ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular card ⓘ |
| status | being phased out ⓘ |
| supportsBonus | promotional bonus value on Pay-Per-Ride at times ⓘ |
| supportsTransfer |
free bus-to-bus transfers within time limit
ⓘ
free subway-to-bus transfers within time limit ⓘ |
| technology | magnetic stripe ⓘ |
| topUpMethod |
online for EasyPayXpress
ⓘ
station booths ⓘ vending machines ⓘ |
| usedFor |
paying AirTrain JFK fares
ⓘ
paying PATH fares ⓘ paying Roosevelt Island Tramway fares ⓘ paying Staten Island Railway fares ⓘ paying bus fares in New York City ⓘ paying subway fares in New York City ⓘ paying transit fares in New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (67)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
30-Day Unlimited MetroCard
this entity surface form:
SingleRide MetroCard
this entity surface form:
Student MetroCard
this entity surface form:
Senior MetroCard
this entity surface form:
Reduced-Fare MetroCard
this entity surface form:
EasyPayXpress MetroCard
subject surface form:
E (New York City Subway service)
this entity surface form:
MTA MetroCard and OMNY for subway