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SPRINTER - How to Ride
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Ticket Vending Machines | Bikes & Wheelchairs | Trip Planning | Rules & Tips
The SPRINTER makes it easy for passengers to travel between
Escondido and Oceanside in North County San Diego.
Click here to view the North County Transit Network map.
Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs)
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SPRINTER rides are priced by either one-way trips or Day Passes (no zones like the COASTER). Tickets
are sold through station TVMs for one-way trips,
Day Passes and $54 monthly passes (Senior/Disabled/Medicare, Youth and other regional passes must be purchased at Customer Service windows). SPRINTER TVMs are
similar to those machines currently being used at San Diego Trolley and
COASTER stations.
Tips
SPRINTER TVMs accept cash, debit cards and credit cards (Visa and Mastercard only). Exact change is not required, but TVMs give a maximum of $10 in change. Click here to learn more about SPRINTER fares.
Before you purchase your ticket, find your departure time using the schedule. One-way tickets expire two hours after purchase, Day Passes expire at the end of the day.
Day Passes and monthly passes purchased from SPRINTER TVMs can be used on both the SPRINTER and the BREEZE buses.
Tickets and passes are non-refundable and non-replaceable. SPRINTER TVMs do not sell COASTER tickets.
You must have your ticket in hand when boarding the train.
Arrive at your station ten minutes before your train departure time.
Click here to download the "How to Use the TVM" info sheet. (PDF)
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Bikes & Wheelchairs
Bikes, wheelchairs and strollers are welcome on the SPRINTER. Passengers
will enter the train car through doors marked with a bicycle, wheelchair
or stroller emblem (typically, the door on the east end of the train). Bikes must not exceed six feet in horizontal length,
must not have any protrusions and must not block seats, aisles, doorways
or exits. Please bring your own straps or bungee cords to secure your bicycle.
All trains, stations and platforms are accessible to individuals with
disabilities. All doors provide level boarding for ease of entry
and exit. Each SPRINTER train holds up to four passengers in
mobility devices. Passengers in mobility devices do not need to strap or
buckle into the train.
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Trip Planning
Visit the online Trip Planner at the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System web site.
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Rules & Tips
To ensure the comfort and safety of our
passengers,we ask that everyone observe these
rules of rider conduct. Please do not:
o Smoke, eat, drink or litter
o Placing feet on seats or block the aisles
o Deface or damage NCTD property
o Play music that can be heard by others
o Occupy more than one seat
o Carry weapons, flammable, explosive or
dangerous materials
o Violate federal, state or municipal laws
o Stand forward of the yellow line or
lean against the doors of the SPRINTER.
Please observe these rules
to ensure everyone's safety:
o Trained service animals for riders with
disabilities are allowed onboard, but must
not sit on seats or in the aisles. All other
animals must be in covered cages or
acceptable pet carriers and out of the aisles.
o All food and drinks must be in closed containers.
o Skateboards must be held on laps.
o Surfboards under six feet are allowed on the SPRINTER; board at the door
showing wheeled objects and stow surfboard
on lower level.
o Personal shopping carts must fit between the
seats and not extend into the aisle.
o Seniors and passengers with disabilities have
the priority seats
on the lower level of SPRINTER.
o Babies should be removed from strollers and held
securely. Please fold strollers and place them
out of the aisle; enter the door
showing the stroller symbol.
o Cell phone use is allowed but discretion is
advised.
o At the station, always stand well behind the
yellow tactiles on the platform.
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