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Text 3B
METRO POCKET GUIDE
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Metro System Schedule and Fare Information
Metrorail
Each passenger needs a farecard to ride Metrorail except children under 5 Up to two children under age 5 travel free with a paying customer.
Farecard machines are in every station. Small bills are recommended. There are no change machines in stations.
Fares are based on when and how far you travel. Peak fares are in effect weekdays 5:30-9:30 a.m. and 3-8 p.m. Off-peak fares are in effect at all other times.
At each station mezzanine, you'll find large color-coded maps showing fares and travel times. If you are unsure about your route or fare, ask the station manager or call Metro Information, 202-637-7000 (TDD 202-638-3780).
Farecard machines provide up to $4.95 in change. Your change will be in coins. For convenience, buy fare for a round trip. Even better, buy a fare-card for $20 or more and earn a 10% bonus. For example, pay $20 and get a farecard worth $22.
Metrobus
Fares are based on when and how far you travel. You must have exact change for the fare. Metrobus operators do not carry cash and cannot make change. The base fare for most trips is $1.10. Traveling interstate costs more. Surcharges and transfer charges may apply. To find out your fare in advance, call Metro information.
Passes
For a full day of Metrorail rides, buy the Metrorail $5 One Day Pass. Ride from 9:30 a.m. until closing on weekdays, or all day on any Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday. The Metrorail $5 One Day Pass is available at Metro Center, the Pentagon, Metro Headquarters, most Safeway, Giant and SuperFresh stores, Commuter Centers at Ballston, Crystal City, Rosslyn and White Flint and through TicketMaster.
Other Metro passes are also available - the $65 Bus/Rail Super Pass, the $50 Metrorail Fast Pass, the $35 Metrorail Short Trip Pass, the $100 28-Day Metrorail Pass and a variety of Metrobus Flash Passes. Reduced fares are available for Medicare card holders and senior citizens and people with disabilities who have Metro ID cards. To find out more about Metro passes, call 202-637-7000 (TDD 202-
638-3780).
Help is available seven days a week, weekdays 6 a.m.-10:30 p.m., weekends 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Metrorail Hours of Operation
Weekdays.....................5:30 a.m. until midnight
Weekends......................8 a.m. until midnight
Last trains leave some stations prior to midnight. See last train times posted in stations.
Карманный путеводитель по Метро
b) Answer the following questions. If necessary, look through the text again.
1. Can three children under five travel with you free of charge?
Text 3C
Tomorrow's transport
1. Will the strips move at the same or at different speeds?
What will cities of the future look like? Town planners are thinking of new methods of construction and transportation. What will city transport be like in 20 or 30 years? The moving pavement is one possibility. It consists of several strips moving along at different speeds These escalators are moving in both directions along all streets. On reaching his destination the passenger steps over the slower strip and there to terra firma.
For convenience these moving pavements may be supplied with chairs, benches, vending machines selling soft drinks, ice-cream, candy and so on.
Транспорт будущего
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