® Student MetroCard Two Ways to Pay Before You Board 2. Coin Fare Collector Other travel tips: Use this machine if you have a Half­Fare Can I make any transfer I want? Can I get off GET SCHOOLED 1. MetroCard Fare Collector Student MetroCard and your first trip is on a Select Bus Service changes the way buses the bus and then back on again? Select Bus. operate and makes your ride faster and more Use this machine if you have a Student MetroCard OR you have a Subject to applicable terms and conditions. Name (print) reliable. In addition to customers paying before Transfers from a local bus to a limited bus and Only valid for student named above on days when student's school is in session. Half­Fare Student MetroCard that Pay your fare with coins, exact Student Transportation they board, this service features dedicated bus from a limited bus to local buses are allowed in Valid Monday to Friday, you swiped on a previous bus change only. 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. S lanes, enforcement against traffic violators, The 01-23-4567 The the same direction. You can’t get back on the Grades K-6 before getting on the Select Bus. The machine doesn’t take dollar Subject to applicable terms and conditions. Name (print) cameras that catch illegally parked cars and Only valid for student named above on days when student's school is in session. same bus you started on, though. bills, half­dollars, or pennies. Student Transportation trucks, and traffic signal priority, all contributing to Valid Monday to Friday, There are also some other bus transfers that are 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. faster, reliable service. A. Press the start button. A. Press the yellow button. not allowed. Grades 7-12 Note: Best S Best $$$$222222.50 .5555500000 $1.1 2521 2.1 521 52.1 55 You cannot transfer between the following Fare payment and boarding on the S79 B. Insert your Student MetroCard 01-23-4567 B. Insert Half­Fare (one half the SBS operates the same as local or express face up into the slot. base fare) in coins, exact routes: buses. Continue to board at the front of the change only. Bronx bus and pay with your student MetroCard. C. You will get a ticket automatically. SAVE IT. WayWay toto How it works for SBS (except S79 SBS) C. You will get a ticket Bx1 Bx2 • Grand Concourse: and D. Board the bus at the stop where you paid; automatically. SAVE IT. No transfer allowed between a bus going south • Select Bus Service stops all have clearly you must board and complete your trip within D. Board the bus at the stop where you paid; on Grand Concourse and one going north. marked signs, shelters, and buses. one hour. you must board and complete your trip within Bx40 Bx42 and from and from If You Have a Problem with the Machine • Tremont/Burnside Avenue: and • You MUST pay your fare before boarding. one hour. Manhattan • Pay at the bus stop where you will board. If the machine doesn’t work, please board the bus To CANCEL the transaction, press the red button M1 M2 M3 M4 and tell the bus operator. before you deposit your last coin. • Madison/Fifth Avenue: , , and • Use a MetroCard Fare Collector or Coin Fare School If You Have a Problem with the Machine School No transfer allowed between southbound Collector machine to pay. If the machine doesn’t give you a ticket or fails to About Your Student MetroCard Fifth Avenue buses and northbound Madison • Your ticket is proof of payment. return your Student MetroCard: If the machine doesn’t work, please board the bus Avenue buses. Student MetroCard is a special MetroCard that • Your ticket is NOT a transfer and is NOT valid and tell the bus operator. M101 M102 M103 • Write down the machine number, date, time • Lexington/Third Avenue: , and allows students to get to and from school. It’s on any other bus or subway. and direction of travel. If the machine doesn’t give you a ticket or return No transfer allowed between southbound good for the whole school semester, and it your coins: • You MUST board at the stop where you • Tell the bus operator. Lexington Avenue and northbound Third Avenue means you don’t have to wait at the subway paid your fare and complete your trip gate to show an agent or show the bus operator • Write down the machine number, date, time, buses. within one hour. • Note the time and bus number. M96 M106 your pass unless specifically requested. You just and direction of travel. • 96th Street: and • Board through any of the doors. • Inform the Transportation Coordinator at your I have a Half­Fare Student MetroCard. How do swipe or dip, and go. How does my Student MetroCard work? school to get a new card. • Tell the bus operator, and ask for a business I use it? Keep Your Ticket! Do I need to pay? Transfers: reply envelope; call 511, or report it online at MetroCard transfers remain the same. eFIX at mta.info. You can use your Half­Fare Student MetroCard • Hold onto your ticket for the entire trip. Your MetroCard has an encoded transfer on it. Transfers: You don’t need to pay to use a Student MetroCard Board at the front of the bus, show only on the bus. You do not get a free transfer to It shows that you’ve paid. unless you have a Half­Fare Student MetroCard Fare collection machines accept fares and issue your ticket, and ask the bus operator to give the subway. You can transfer only to another bus. (see the inside panel for more Half­Fare Student • You can’t pay and get a ticket once you’ve tickets. The machines can’t sell or refill a you a transfer. To use your Half­Fare Student MetroCard, first put MetroCard information). You can use it as soon boarded. MetroCard. as you get it, and it's good at every subway Fare collection machines accept fares and issue your card into the slot on top of the farebox. only Student • Fare inspectors on the bus randomly check A ticket is NOT a transfer and is NOT valid on any MetroCardsstation and oncannotlocal busesbe used on. express buses If you don’t have a ticket or refuse tickets. These machines don’t make change. When you see the words “Insert Coins” in the little tickets. other bus or subway. to show it, you could be issued a fare window, pay your reduced fare (one half the base evasion summons. fare) in coins. The farebox will put a free transfer INCLUDES TIPS FOR on your card. Then, if you need to take a second TRAVELING SAFELY bus, just use your Student MetroCard again when • Your ticket is valid only for the SBS route you paid for, not on other SBS routes or any other you transfer. You’ll see “Transfer OK” in the little M bus route. window. 36_18 When can I use my Student MetroCard? How do I use my Student MetroCard on What if my Student MetroCard is lost When traveling by bus… the subway? or stolen? Travel Safely You can use your Student MetroCard only 1. In the subway… Walk—do not run—to catch a bus. on school days, during the hours specified on The way to swipe your Student MetroCard on the Your Student MetroCard has a number located 2. If standing, hold a handrail. your card. subway is to hold the card with the word below the word EXPIRES on the back. Write the Stand Back from the platform edge. 3. “MetroCard” facing you right side up. Without number down as soon as you get the card and 1. Keep your head and arms inside the bus. It’s important to remember that you can only 4. lifting the card, slide it through the slot on the keep it in a safe place. It will help to trace the Stand behind the yellow line, away from the After exiting, do not cross in use your Student MetroCard on days when your turnstile. card if it’s lost or stolen. platform edge. In 2017, there were 181 front of the bus. school is in session and only for transportation to incidents involving customers who came in 5. and from school­related activities. If your school If you swipe too fast or too slow, it might not work. If your card is lost or stolen, tell your school Stay alert. Do not be distracted contactDon’t become with trains; a statistic. 44 people died. is closed, you can’t use your card. If you don’t see “GO” in the little window on the pass coordinator right away. The pass coordinator by cell phones, headphones, and turnstile, try again at the same turnstile. will report the missing card and help you get other devices. If you attempt to use your Student MetroCard another one. Protect yourself while traveling on days when your school is closed, it will be Can I let someone else use my Student confiscated and you will be issued a penalty with MetroCard? Keep electronic devices out of sight. Avoid a summons of $100. listening to music so that you can remain alert How many trips can I take each day? No. You are not allowed to let someone else use enough to hear surrounding sounds. your Student MetroCard. A Student MetroCard is You can use a Student MetroCard for three trips If someone suspicious is behind or ahead of you, to be used only by the student whose name each school day.