{"id":3715,"date":"2014-12-31T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T22:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=3715"},"modified":"2024-08-01T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T20:39:31","slug":"charlie-card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/charlie-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Card and Charlie Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CharlieCards and CharlieTickets<\/h2>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE: As of August 1, 2024, a contactless payment option (which doesn&#8217;t require a CharlieCard or CharlieTicket) will be offered. CharlieCards and CharlieTickets may still be used, but be sure to tap them on the old readers, not on the new Tap to Ride screens.\u00a0 See details on the MBTA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/charlie\/tap-ride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap to Ride <\/a>page.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CharlieCards <\/strong>are hard plastic reusable cards that serve as a convenient way to pay bus and subway fares.\u00a0 Value can be reloaded with cash or credit card at the fare machines at all subway stations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CharlieTickets <\/strong>resemble a regular ticket and can be reloaded up to 18 months after the purchase date.<\/p>\n<p>For more information See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/charliecard?id=5602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>descriptions of CharlieTickets and CharlieCards<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em><u>.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Where do I get a Charlie Ticket or a Charlie Card? <\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3890\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charliecard1.jpg\" alt=\"#59 bus\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares_and_passes\/charlie\/?id=5592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Cards<\/a><\/strong> <strong>are free<\/strong> and are available at Back Bay, South Station, Park Street and at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/fare-transformation\/upgrades-fare-vending-machines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upgraded Fare Vending machines<\/a> at all subway lines and the Silver Line<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>CharlieTickets<\/strong> are available at all fare vending machines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/reduced\/senior-charliecard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Learn how seniors can<\/strong> <strong>apply for a new, renewal, or replacement Senior CharlieCard online or by appointment.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I check the cash balance on my CharlieCard or CharlieTicket<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<div id=\"cms-3462-section\" class=\"c-accordion-ui__target js-focus-on-expand collapse in\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"cms-3462-title\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-accordion-ui__content\">\n<p>Balance information can be viewed at fare vending machines located in subway stations. Additionally, when you tap your CharlieCard at a fare gate or fare box, the LED screen will show your remaining balance. You cannot check your balance online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is the Charlie Store and what can I do there?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, July 29, 2024, the CharlieCard Store has been renamed to Charlie Service Center and permanently relocated to 296 Washington St. The new location is between Milk St and Water St, near the State Street T Station and Downtown Crossing. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/charliecard-store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most people use the store to request a Senior, TAP, or Blind CharlieCard (but this can also now be done online). See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/fares\/charliecard-store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to make an appointment<\/a> at the store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip: CharlieCards last for years but do have an expiration date which is on the bottom right of the card. Or tap your card at a Fare Vending Machine and use the Card\/Ticket Information button to find the expiration date under the general information section of the screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Find out about creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/mycharlie.mbta.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyCharlie Account<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Call 1-888-844-0355 to speak to CharlieCard Support Service.<\/p>\n<p>Updated January 2024.<\/p>\n<h4>Other pages in this section<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-pages-shortcode sibling-pages\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-3705\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/commuter-rail\/\">Commuter Rail<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/riverside-d-green-line\/\">Riverside (D) Green Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3707\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/59-bus\/\">59 Bus<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3715\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/charlie-card\/\">Charlie Card and Charlie Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3711\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/walking\/\">Walking\/Hiking<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-3713\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/transportation\/biking\/\">Biking<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnc-resources-header\">Resources<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Documents<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul class=\"documents\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Resources on the Web<\/h5>\n<!-- Links --><table style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><\/table>\n<!-- \/Links -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where do I get a Charlie Ticket or a Charlie Card?  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":4201,"parent":3666,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3715","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3715\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}