OMNY
Public transit payment system in the New York City area
OMNY
OMNY ( OM-nee, short for One Metro New York) is a contactless fare-payment system that has been implemented for use on public transit in the New York metropolitan area. OMNY can be used to pay fares at all New York City Subway and Staten Island Railway stations, on all MTA buses, AirTrain JFK, Metro North's Hudson Rail Link, the Roosevelt Island Tram, Bee-Line buses, and NICE buses. There have been plans to expand OMNY to include the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad. OMNY replaced the MetroCard, a magnetic stripe card. Two limited contactless-payment trials were conducted around the New York City area in 2006 and in 2010. However, formal planning for a full replacement of the MetroCard did not start until 2016. The OMNY system is designed by Cubic Transportation Systems, using technology licensed from Transport for London's Oyster card. The system accepts payments through contactless bank cards and mobile payments as well as physical OMNY cards. OMNY began its public rollout...
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