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City Ticket for weekend travel on Metro-North
If you’re traveling on Metro-North Railroad within New York City on weekend, you can get a city Ticket.
Price .
City Tickets cost $4. 50 and are good for one-way travel that begins and ends within New York City as long as riders continue their trips in the same direction. On Metro-North, you can use a City Ticket for trip
Harlem line trains between the Bronx and Manhattan.
How to buy a City Ticket
You can buy a City Ticket at a ticket office, a ticket machine, or on the eTix app on your phone. Not stations have ticket windows open on weekends, but all stations have ticket machines. You cannot buy a City Ticket onboard a train.
• City Tickets are available starting at 12 : 01 a. m. on Saturday through 11:59 p. m. on Sunday.
• They must be used on the day of purchase (购买).
• You have an extra period that allows you to travel until 4 a. m. on Sunday or Monday morning for tickets purchased on Saturdays or Sundays, respectively (分别地).
City Ticket limitations
You can't use a City Ticket :
• For travel to or from Belmont Park station which is only open during special events, or the Far Rockaway Station because these trips travel through Nassau County.
• On New Haven Line trains between Manhattan and Fordham Station.
• City Ticket can be used for direct travel only. You cannot change direction at junction points.
• $10 is required for per refund (退票).
1. Which trip can the City Ticket be used for?
A. A one-way trip to Belmont Park station.
B. A trip from the Far Rockaway Station.
C. A round trip within New York City.
D. A trip from the Bronx to Manhattan.
2. Where can't you buy a City Ticket?
A. At a subway station. B. From a ticket machine.
C. On a mobile phone app. D. On the train you have taken.
3. When can you use a City Ticket bought on Saturday?
A. At 2 a. m. on Sunday. B. All through the week.
C. Any time in the month. D. At 10 a. m. on Monday.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了纽约大都会北方铁路线上的城市票,包括其票价、购买方式、使用限制等。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第二段 “City Tickets cost $4. 50 and are good for one-way travel that begins and ends within New York City as long as riders continue their trips in the same direction. ”（ 城市票价4.5美元，行程的起点和终点皆在纽约市内。只要乘客继续行驶在同一个方向，是很好的单程旅行。）及第三段“Harlem line trains between the Bronx and Manhattan.”（ Bronx和Manhattan之间的Harlem线列车。）可知，该城市票可用于Bronx和Manhattan之间的Harlem单程线路。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第四段 “You can buy a City Ticket at a ticket office, a ticket machine, or on the eTix app on your phone. Not stations have ticket windows open on weekends, but all stations have ticket machines. You cannot buy a City Ticket onboard a train.”（ 你可以在售票处、售票机或者你手机上的 eTix 应用程序上购买城市票。不是所有的车站都在周末开放售票窗口，而是所有的车站都有售票机。你不能在火车上买到城市票。）可知，不能在火车上购买城市票。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第六段 “They must be used on the day of purchase (购买).”（城市票必须在购票当天使用。）及第七段“You have an extra period that allows you to travel until 4 a. m. on Sunday or Monday morning for tickets purchased on Saturdays or Sundays, respectively (分别地).” （对于在周六或周日购买的城市票，你有额外的时间可以分别在周日或周一凌晨4点前出行。）可知，周六购买的城市票可以在周日早晨2点使用。故选A项。
