[NFBSea] FW: Transit Alert Try Metros text for departures tool to quickly find the next departures of transit service at stops

Fri Jul 13 07:49:18 UTC 2018

Transit Alert  Try Metros text for departures tool to quickly find the next
departures of transit service at stops

Metro invites transit riders to use our new
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ov/depts/transportation/metro/text-departures.aspx> text for departures
tool.

What it is
Text for departures is an easy to use free service provided by Metro for use
on any mobile device with texting capabilities.

Whether you are at your stop or headed out the door, you can quickly find
the next expected departure time of transit service at your stop.

How to use it
Simply text your transit stop ID to dedicated short code 62550, and in a few
seconds you will receive a message letting you know when the next transit
service is scheduled at your stop.

Example
Text just the (stop ID) number 1120 to 62550, and you will receive a message
letting you know when the next buses are scheduled at the stop located
westbound on Pine St between 4th and 3rd avenues (Stop 1120) in downtown
Seattle.

Stop IDs
For most Metro service, stop IDs are posted on bus stops.

To see just one route at a stop, enter the Stop ID, a space and the route
number. Example: Text 1120 11 to see the next scheduled times for only Route
11 at Stop 1120.

Stop IDs can also be found in Metro's online Trip Planner, both on the map
and in the
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kingcounty.gov/hiwire?.a=iNextBus&.s=218j8uo37xp9b&NextBus=ON> Next
Departures & Stops feature.

What it covers
Stop departure messages include the next scheduled times of routes serving
the requested stop, as well as available estimated times, known trip
cancelations if any, and 'Alert!' notifications if any.

Visit the
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ov/depts/transportation/metro/text-departures.aspx> Text for Departures help
page for complete information about stop departure messages.

Included services
Messages about scheduled service are available at stops (stop IDs) that are
included in Metro's
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Puget Sound Regional Trip Planner.

Estimated - "real time" - departures for Metro service are also provided.

Service disruptions
Known trip cancelations on Metro service are displayed.

Additionally, if there are posted advisories about known service disruptions
for Metro routes or stops referenced in a next departures message, there
will be an 'Alert!' notification in the response text with a link to Metro's
online
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ov/depts/transportation/metro/alerts-updates.aspx> Alerts & Updates page.
Scroll through the Service Advisories table to find information about your
route or stop.

Temporary service disruptions that happen in real time are not posted in the
Service Advisories table. The text for departure tool can be used in
conjunction with Metro's Transit Alert subscription service. Riders can
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ov/depts/transportation/metro/alerts-updates/signup.aspx> sign up to receive
real time notifications of service disruptions for routes they ride, or they
can check for recent notifications for their routes in the
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ov/depts/transportation/metro/alerts-updates/rss.aspx> RSS feed. Real time
updates for non-Metro service may be provided by operators of that service.
Check other operators' websites for their information.

Text HELP to 62550 for complete information.

Free service
Neither an app nor a subscription, Metro's text for departures tool is a
free, request-only service, and will not push unsolicited messages. There
are no Metro-associated costs for using it, however, third party message or
data charges could apply, depending on a user's contract with her/his mobile
carrier. 

No log-ins, sign-ups, downloads or subscriptions are necessary, and the
service is available on any mobile device with texting capabilities. Using
data and processes already available in our online and app-based Next
Departures
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kingcounty.gov/hiwire?.a=iRealTimeDisplay>  features, texting for departure
times makes messages about scheduled and real time next departures of
transit service at stops more readily available to a wider range of transit
riders.

While response texts are usually delivered in a few seconds, some responses
can take longer due to external network or carrier delays.

Thank you for riding and for using Metro's services.

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[NFBSea] FW: Transit Alert  Try Metros text for departures tool to quickly find the next departures of transit service at stops

[NFBSea] FW: Transit Alert Try Metros text for departures tool to quickly find the next departures of transit service at stops