METRO Q Card

METRO Q Card
LocationGreater Houston, Texas, United States
Launched2008[1]
OperatorMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
ManagerMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
CurrencyUSD
Stored-valueCash value
Credit expiryAfter card/ticket expiration date
Auto rechargeAutomatic replenishment
Validity
  • 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 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

  1. ^ "RTD-Peer-Case-Study-Houston-07182017" (PDF). bouldercounty.gov. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Passenger Transport - 02/02/2009". newsmanager.commpartners.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "METRO Q® Card & Fares". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-08-01.