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The Presto Card (stylized as the PRESTO Card and formerly known as the GTA Farecard) is a smartcard-based fare payment system for public transit systems in Southern Ontario, including those in the metropolitan region of the Greater Toronto Area and the cities of Ottawa and Hamilton. The system was trialled from June 25, 2007 to September 30, 2008. Full implementation began in November 2009 and will be rolled out across the province in stages. Presto is an operating division of Metrolinx, the Ontario government agency that manages and integrates road transport and public transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO), together with GO Transit, Ottawa’s OC Transpo, and eight municipal transit partners within the GTHA undertook the design and development of a seamless regional transit farecard system (Presto) based on contactless (“Smartcard”) technology. Implementation is now the responsibility of Metrolinx, of which Presto became an operating division in 2011.
PRESTO Card for GO Transit How-To Part 1
PRESTO Card for GO Transit How-To Part 2
PRESTO Card for GO Transit How-To Part 3
PRESTO Card for GO Transit How-To Part 4
What is a PRESTO card?
How to: Reload your Presto card
How to use your PRESTO card on OC Transpo
How to use PRESTO with YRT/Viva
Senior Presto user raise concerns over incorrect fares
Presto on the TTC streetcar
Oakville Transit Pushing for Presto Card Use
Proof-of-Payment on the TTC
Presto Card System on GO Transit
Pt. 4: Where do I get a PRESTO card?