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The Easy Card system is a series of linked contactless smartcard systems used by Miami-Dade Transit and South Florida Regional Transportation Authority in the South Florida, Florida, United States area. The Easy Card allows for electronic payment on multiple public transport systems including Miami Metrorail, rapid transit rail system; Tri-Rail, commuter rail system; and Metrobus. Other public transportation agencies in the South Florida area which may eventually join the system include Broward County Transit as well as Palm Tran.〔http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/tri-rail-switching-to-automated-fare-collection-1190757.html〕 While both the Miami-Dade Transit as well as the SFRTA fare collection systems were installed by Cubic Transportation Systems, combined they are the first multiple agency regional system in the United States that interoperates through the American Public Transportation Association's Contactless Fare Media Standard.〔http://www.contactlessnews.com/2010/02/23/cubic-to-deliver-smart-card-fare-system-for-south-florida〕 ==Media Formats== While the system as a whole is referred to as the "Easy Card" system, there actually is more than one type of contactless smartcard media in use: * "Easy Cards" are plastic smartcards designed to last at least twenty years. Easy Cards may be used to store more than one type of fare at the same time, and can be registered with the issuing transportation agency to obtain a replacement if lost or stolen. Easy Cards programmed to permit discounted fare rates are supplied to eligible users by both Miami-Dade Transit and SFRTA, and often have the user's photograph placed on the back surface of the card. * "Easy Tickets" are paper-based smartcard media designed to last up to 60 days. They can only store the original fare type first loaded onto them, cannot be used for most discounted fare rates, and cannot be registered in case of loss or theft. A specially colored, discounted Easy Ticket is offered by Miami-Dade Transit for college students, but requires said students to carry student identification while using it.〔http://www.miamidade.gov/transit/fares_college.asp〕 In addition to the above, SFRTA uses their Easy Card ticket machines to print out purely paper tickets that lack any smartcard media for same-day and/or weekend usage. If a paper ticket user wishes to transfer to Metrorail, they must obtain an EASY Card or Ticket at the Tri-Rail and Metrorail transfer station. While Miami-Dade Transit ticket machines provide both EASY Cards as well as Easy Tickets, SFRTA/Tri-Rail ticket machines provide only Easy Cards. Ticket agents at attended Tri-Rail stations are able to provide EASY Tickets.〔http://www.tri-rail.com/EASY/docs/EASY_Card_Coming_Soon_FAQs.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Easy Card」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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