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The MetroCard is the payment method for the New York City Subway; 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; PATH; the Roosevelt Island Tramway; 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 Revenue Control, MetroCard Sales and manufactured by Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cubic Transportation Systems )〕 ==History== * June 1, 1993 – MTA distributes 3,000 MetroCards in the first major test of the technology for the entire subway system and the entire bus system. * January 6, 1994 – MetroCard compatible turnstiles opened at Wall Street on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line ( trains) and Whitehall Street – South Ferry on the BMT Broadway Line (). * Before 1997, the MetroCard design was blue with yellow lettering. These blue cards are now collector's items * May 15, 1997 – The last MetroCard turnstiles were installed by this date, and the entire bus and subway system accepted MetroCards. * July 4, 1997 – First free transfers available between bus and subway at any location with MetroCard. This program was originally billed as "MetroCard Gold". Card colors changed to the current blue lettering on goldenrod background. * January 1, 1998 – Bonus free rides (10% of the purchase amount) were given for purchases of $15 or more. * July 4, 1998 – 7-Day and 30-Day Unlimited Ride MetroCards were introduced, at $17 and $63 respectively. A 30-day "Express Bus Plus" MetroCard, allowing unlimited rides on express buses in addition to local buses and the subway, was also introduced at $120. * January 1, 1999 – The 1-Day Fun Pass was introduced, at a cost of $4. * January 25, 1999 – The first MetroCard Vending Machines were installed. * April 13, 2003 – Tokens were no longer sold. * May 4, 2003 – Tokens were no longer accepted, except on buses. Since the fares were increased from $1.50 to $2.00, bonus free ride amount was increased to 20% of the purchase amount for purchases of $10 or more; tokens were no longer accepted (except for a six-month transition period on buses where they were accepted for $1.50 credit towards the $2 ride). The 1-day unlimited-ride fare increased from $4 to $7, the 7-day unlimited-ride fare increased from $17 to $21, and the 30-Day MetroCard increased from $63 to $70. The 30-day Express Bus Plus was replaced with a 7-day Express Bus Plus card at $33.〔〔 * February 27, 2005 – The 7-day unlimited-ride fare increased from $21 to $24, the 7-day "Express Bus Plus" unlimited-ride fare increased from $33 to $41, and the 30-Day MetroCard increased from $70 to $76.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=New York City Transit )〕 * March 2, 2008 – The 1-day unlimited-ride fare increased from $7 to $7.50, the 7-day unlimited-ride fare increased from $24 to $25, a new 14-day unlimited-ride was introduced that cost $47, and the 30-Day MetroCard increased from $76 to $81. Bonus free ride amount reduced to 15% for purchases of $7 or more.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=New York City Transit )〕〔 * June 28, 2009 – Fares were increased from $2 to $2.25. Bonus goes to 15% for every $8. Unlimited cards rise to $8.25 (1 day), $27 (7 day), $45 (7 day express bus), $51.50 (14 day) and $89 (30 day). * December 30, 2010 – The bonus value for Pay-Per-Ride decreased to 7% for every $10. The 1-Day Fun Pass and the 14-Day Unlimited Ride have been discontinued. The 7-Day Unlimited Ride increased to $29, the 7-Day Express Bus Plus increased to $50, and the 30-Day Unlimited Ride increased to $104. * October 2012 – As a result of Hurricane Sandy, between October 2012 and May 2013, three free transfers were offered on the MetroCard: * * Free transfers between the Q22, the Q35, and the at the Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College station.〔 * * Free transfers between the Q22, either the Q52 Limited or the Q53 Limited, and the at the Rockaway Boulevard station.〔 * * A three-hour transfer window applied from transfers from any subway station to the Q22 and Q113 routes of MTA Bus, and then to the N31, N32, and N33 routes of NICE.〔http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/rebuildingtheRockaways.htm "Rebuilding the Rockaways After Hurricane Sandy: Current Service", MTA.info〕 * December 19, 2012 - The MTA voted for the following fare increases: * * Base fare from $2.25 to $2.50. * * 30-Day Unlimited MetroCard fare increases from $104 to $112.〔 * * 7-Day Unlimited MetroCard fare increases from $29 to $30.〔 * * Bonus for pay-per-ride MetroCard decreases from 7% to 5% but the cutoff for the bonus decreases from $10 to $5.〔 * * Single Ride ticket increases from $2.25 to $2.50.〔 * February 20, 2013 – Cards can now be refilled with both time and value, so that when a MetroCard is filled with both an unlimited card and fare value, the unlimited ride portion is used first where applicable. If not started already, the unlimited ride period will begin when the card is next used. When the unlimited period expires, the regular fare will be charged. * March 3, 2013 – A $1 fee is imposed on new card purchases in-system. * March 22, 2015 - The MTA voted for the following fare increases: * *Base Fare – $2.75 Subway and Local Bus (Reduced-Fare $1.35); * *Pay-Per-Ride Bonus - An additional 11% is added to your MetroCard with the purchase or addition of $5.50 or more. * *Express Bus – $6.50 (Reduced-Fare $3.00 off-peak only.); * *7-Day Unlimited – $31; * *7-Day Express Bus Plus – $57.25; * *30-Day Unlimited – $116.50; * *Single Ride ticket – $3.00 (No Reduced-Fare) Sold at vending machines only. Must be used within 2 hours; no transfers included. 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「MetroCard (New York City)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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