METRO Q Card

Public transit smart card used in Houston, Texas
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OperatorMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountyManagerMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountyCurrencyUSDStored-valueCash valueCredit expiryAfter card/ticket expiration dateAuto rechargeAutomatic replenishmentValidity
  • METRORail
  • METRO Bus
  • METROLift
  • Metro Park & Ride
  • MetroRapid
  • Metro Curb2Curb
Retailed
  • Online
  • Telephone
  • Selected resellers
  • Train stations
Website[1]

The METRO Q Card is a contactless smart card used to ride on public transportation in Greater Houston. It is administered by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County. The card can be used on METRO Bus, METRORail, and METROLift.[2] The cards are based upon the MIFARE Classic 1K standard and are freely available but expire.

Services

The following services use the Metro Q Card feature:

References

  1. ^ "RTD-Peer-Case-Study-Houston-07182017" (PDF). bouldercounty.gov. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ "METRO Q® Card & Fares". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-01.

External links

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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Bus service
  • Quickline
METRORapid lines
  • Silver Line
  • Gulfton Corridor (future)
  • Inner Katy Corridor (future)
  • University Corridor (future)
METRORail lines
  • Red Line
  • Purple Line
  • Green Line
  •      Uptown Line (future)
Related articles
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Smart cards in the United States
Transit fare
Future transit fare