The METRO Q Card is a
contactless smart card used to ride on public transportation in
Greater Houston
Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Co ...
. It is administered by the
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (stylized as METRO) is a major public transportation agency based in Houston, Texas, United States. It operates bus, light rail, bus rapid transit, HOV and HOT lanes, and paratransit service (u ...
. The card can be used on METRO Bus,
METRORail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th ...
, and METROLift.
The cards are based upon the
MIFARE
MIFARE is the NXP Semiconductors-owned trademark of a series of integrated circuit (IC) chips used in contactless smart cards and proximity cards.
The brand name covers proprietary solutions based upon various levels of the ISO/IEC 14443 Type ...
Classic 1K standard and are freely available but expire.
Services
The following services use the Metro Q Card feature:
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METRORail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th ...
METRO LiftMETRO Park & RideMetroRapidMetro Curb2Curb
References
External links
METRO Q Card - Ride Metro
{{American smartcards
Transportation in Houston
Contactless smart cards