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Beginning on Monday, February 25, 2013, Metro Transit will expand its test of new fareboxes to some of the busiest routes on the MetroBus system.  As part of building a better transit experience for customers, Metro installed new fareboxes on 40 buses and began testing them last October. Some initial routes remain in the pilot.  [...]

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Metro is honored to be selected as one of only two transit agencies in the United States to test a new bus engine called the MaxxForce engine. Metro Transit is working with Complete Coach Works and Navistar to test out the new engine. It was installed in one MetroBus vehicle and has been on the [...]

Metro Transit will begin testing new fare boxes on 40 MetroBus vehicles on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 as part of building a better transit experience for customers. The pilot program will allow Metro to obtain feedback from customers, operators, and other Metro employees so adjustments can be made before fare boxes are installed on the [...]

The installation of new Metro Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) and Ticket Validators on MetroLink platforms begins in Illinois on Tuesday, August 28, 2012.  This will mark the beginning of the equipment conversions necessary for future upgrades to Metro’s entire fare collection system. “The original machines are being removed and replaced by new state of the [...]

Starting last week, Metro has been busy testing two new features for the MetroLink system: between-car-barriers and smart card validators. The new safety barrier helps prevent passengers from accidentally stepping between coupled rail cars. This platform-mounted system is a temporary installation. Several other safety barrier systems are being considered as well. The between-car-barriers will be [...]

After Washington University lecturer Todd Sproull created an iPhone app for MetroLink timetables and station info, one of the first things he did was call Metro Customer Service and let them know about the app and that he was giving it away for free for a limited time. “I would love to see MetroLink take [...]

We get these questions often: What is the best area in St. Louis for transit accessibility?  What is the transit access like for a particular neighborhood? Now, the folks at WalkScore, a website devoted to walkability (ability to walk to most or many personal amenities), have introduced TransitScore and Commuter Reports as a way to [...]

In the next two years, Metro is currently working on a technologically advanced and easy-to-use electronic Smart Card fare system. A new computer system will be installed to make this exciting Smart Card system work.  As part this project, Metro will either retrofit or replace its aging and outdated fareboxes and ticket vending machines, which [...]

We heard you loud and clear: Many people expressed frustration in the change from TripFinder to Google Transit as Metro’s trip-planning software. We know there are a lot of Google Transit fans out there as well, but some of you were more comfortable with TripFinder or preferred some of its features. So for a limited [...]