METRO Q Card
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| Location | Greater Houston, Texas, United States |
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| Launched | 2008[1] |
| Operator | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County |
| Manager | Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County |
| Currency | USD |
| Stored-value | Cash value |
| Credit expiry | After card/ticket expiration date |
| Auto recharge | Automatic replenishment |
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| Retailed |
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| Website | [1] |
The METRO Q Card is a contactless smart card used to ride on public transportation in Greater Houston. It was developed by Affiliated Computer Services,[2] and administered by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. The card can be used on METRO Bus, METRORail, and METROLift.[3] The cards are based upon the MIFARE Classic 1K standard and are freely available but expire.
References
- ^ "RTD-Peer-Case-Study-Houston-07182017" (PDF). bouldercounty.gov. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Passenger Transport - 02/02/2009". newsmanager.commpartners.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "METRO Q® Card & Fares". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
