FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 16, 2006

EXCHANGE BRASS METRO TOKENS BY FRIDAY, NOV. 10

Only silver tokens accepted as fare, beginning Sunday, Nov. 12

 CINCINNATI – Metro’s old brass tokens -- with a value of $.65 -- have not been in use officially since the February 2005, but they continue to surface in the fareboxes.  They were replaced with silver tokens, equivalent to Metro’s current base fare of $1.

The brass tokens will no longer be accepted as Metro fare, effective Sunday, Nov. 12.

Customers with brass tokens may exchange them for silver tokens (with appropriate co-payment) at Metro’s sales office, 120 E. Fourth Street, Mercantile Building arcade downtown, weekdays 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.  No cash refunds will be given.   Deadline for the token exchange is Friday, Nov. 10.

bronze token (no longer valid)	silver token (valid)

For more information, call Metro at (513) 621-4455 or visit www.go-metro.com.

Metro is a non-profit public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, providing about 22 million rides per year in Greater Cincinnati.

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