IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jean Leier (704) 432-0496
ROUND TRIP TICKETS AVAILABLE ON LYNX BLUE LINE
Charlotte, N.C., February 19, 2008 - When customers board the LYNX Blue Line on Wednesday, February 20, they will find a new fare at the Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs.) Round trip tickets for the price of $2.60 will be available for purchase on a daily basis. "We heard from many of our customers who were looking for such a fare when making trips on light rail," said Olaf Kinard, CATS Marketing and Communications Manager. "Now passengers heading to work, destinations and events will only have to purchase one ticket." Round trip fare for seniors, individuals with disabilities and youth in grades K-12 is $1.30.
Here is how the round trip fare will work. The first ride, the ride away from the station where the ticket was purchased, has to be completed within 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, a customer can no longer use that ticket to ride away from the station where the ticket was purchased. If a fare inspector finds a patron riding away from the station of purchase outside the 90 minute window, that person could be subject to a citation. The second ride, back towards the station of purchase, can be taken any time before the end of the service day in which the ticket was purchased.
To learn more about CATS and its services, call 704-336-RIDE or visit us online at www.ridetransit.org.
With 63,000 daily commuters, expanded services, improved bus shelters, new transit centers and services for people with disabilities, investments in transit is attracting more and more people to ride CATS. These are just a few of the ways the half-cent sales tax keeps the whole Charlotte region moving forward. For more information on CATS visit ridetransit.org.
