Description
The Compass Card is an orange or yellow, credit-card-sized contactless smartcard which can hold a transit pass. The Compass Card card must tapped on electronic readers when entering and transferring within the system in order to validate it. Compass Card readers are integrated in bus fareboxes and standalone readers are located just outside of the paid area of rail stations. Because San Diego Trolley, the Coaster and the Sprinter are currently barrier-free systems, fare inspectors check to make sure Compass Card users have validated their cards by using a wireless handheld unit. The cards may be "recharged" in person from TVMs in rail stations, at MTS or NCTD Transit Offices, at Albertsons stores, or online. The card is designed to reduce the number of transactions at customer service centers. Currently the San Diego Association of Governments only sells monthly passes on the compass card system-wide, and 14-day passes via telephone, but plans to sell stored cash value cards in the future capable of automatically purchasing a day pass on the first "tap".
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